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GENERAL ORDINANCES 


——- OF THE —— 


VILLAGE OF ST. PETER. 


WHEREAS, It is necessary that general ordinances of the 
Village of St. Peter should be enacted and confined to appropriate 
chapters, articles and sections, and made concise and _intelligi- 
ble; therefore 


Be it ordained by the President and Board of Trustees of the Vil- 
lage of St. Peter, as follows : 


CHAPTER I. 
CORPORATE LIMITS. 


Section 1—CORPORATELIMITS. That the boundaries of the 
Village of St. Peter are as follows and are described by metes 
and bounds as follows to-wit: 


Beginning at the south east corner of the west half of section 
eleven, in township Five north, range three east, of the third prin- 
cipal meridian in Fayette County Illinois, and running thence east. 
fifty rods, thence south three hundred and twenty rods, thence 
west fifty rods, thence south sixteen rods, thence west two hun- 
dred forty rods, thence south thirty four rods, thence west one 
hundred sixty rods, thence north thirty four rods, thence west 
three hundred twenty rods, thence north thirty two rods, thence 
east two hundred forty rods, thence north three hundred eighteen 
rods, thence east four hundred eighty rods, thence south four- 
teen rods, to the place of beginning, All being in Township five 
north, range three east, of the third principal meridian, in Fay- 
ette County Illinois. 


CHAPTER II.’ 
CORPORATE SEAL, ETC. 


Section 1. — CORPORATE SEAL. That a seal in circular 
form with the word ‘‘Seal’’ in the center, and the words “Vil- 
lage of St. Peter’ in the outer circle over the word seal, and 
the words and figures ‘‘Incorporated 1909” in the outer circle un- 
der the word seal, shall be the corporate seal of the Village of 
St. Peter. 


Section 2.—CLERK CUSTODIAN OF SEAL, ETC. The Vil- 
lage Clerk of the Village of St. Peter, shall be the custodian of 


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the corporate seal. He shall affix the corporate seal to all com- 
missions or other official documents required to be issued by 
him, and attest or countersign the same. He shall affix the seal 
to all official acts of the President, or President and Board of 
Trustees, requiring it, and if necessary, attest the same. He 
shall also certify under the corporate seal, copies of any records, 
ordinances, documents or papers in his office, when required 
by any village officer or other person. But in no case shall the 
impression of the corporate seal be binding upon the Village, un- 
less it be authorized by the laws or the ordinances thereof and 
is attested by the official signatures of the Village Clerk. 


CHAPTER III. 
OFFICERS. 


Section 1—OFFICERS. The officers of the Village of St. Pe- 
ter shall consist of a President of the Village, six Trustees, a 
Village Clerk, and a Village Treasurer, who shall be elected by 
the electors of said Village. And there shall also be a Street Com- 
missioner and Village Police, who shall be chosen or selected 
by a majority of the Village Council, as hereafter provided. 


Section 2. — ELIGIBILITY. No person shall be eligible to 
hold any office aforesaid, who is not a citizen of the United 
States and a qualified elector of the Village of St. Peter at the 
time of his election or selection, nor who is in any way a de- 
faulter to the Village. And such officer shall reside in the Vil- 
lage during the entire term of his office. 


Sec. 3.—-OATH—BOND. All officers of said Village, when- 
ever elected or appointed, shall before entering upon the duties 
of their respective office, and within ten days after notice of 
election or appointment, take and subscribe the following oath 
or affirmation: I do solmenly swear (or affirm) that I will sup- 
port the Constitution of the United States, and the Constitution 
of the State of Illinois, and that I will faithfully discharge the 
duties of the office of (here name ofiice), according to the best 
of my ability. 


Which said oath shall be filed in the office of the Village 
Clerk and by him preserved. And the President, Clerk, Treas- 
urer, and Street Commissioner, before entering upon the duties 
of their respective office, shall each execute bond with security 
in such amount as may be directed by ordinance, said bonds to 
be approved by the Village Council. Provided, however, in no 
case shall the Village Treasurer’s bond be fixed at a less sum 
than the amount of estimated tax and special assessments for the 
current year. Which bonds shall be filed with the Village Clerk 


VILLAGE OF ST. PETER. 3 





and by him carefully preserved, except the bond of the Village 
Clerk, which shall be filed with and preserved by the Village 
Treasurer. 


Sec. 4——POLICE. The President may, with the approval of 
the Trustees, whenever he may deem the same necessary, ap- 
point a Village Police; provided that the Village Constable may 
perform the duties of such Village Police when there is no Vil- 
lage Police. 


Sec. 5.—VACANCIES AND FILLING SAME. Vacancies in all 
offices, except Street Commissioner, and Village Police, occas- 
ioned by death, resignation cr removal from the corporate limits, 
or otherwise, shall be filled by election of the electors of said 
Village. Vacancies in other offices shall be filled by appointment 
of the President, with the advice and consent of the Trustees. 





CHAPTER IV. 
VILLAGE PRESIDENT. 


Section 1. — PRESIDENT—HIS QUALIFICATIONS, DUTIES, 
ETC. The President of the Village, shall be the chief executive 
officer of the Village of St. Peter, shall possess the  qualifica- 
tions required in sec. 2 chap.3 of these ordinances, and shall hold 
his office for two years, and until his successor is elected and 
qualified. ; 

Sec. 2—PRESIDE AT MEETINGS — ENFORCE ORDINAN- 
CES—VOTE IN CASE OF TI), ETC. The President shall devote 
so much of his time to the duties of his office as a faithful and 
efficient discharge thereof may require. He shall take care that 
all ordinances of said Village are duly enforced, respected and 
observed. He shall preside at all meetings of the Village Coun- 
cil, but~-shall not vote except in case of a tie, when he shall give 
the casting vote. He shall preserve order and decorum, and gen- 
erally do and perform allacts and things which are enjoined upon 
him by the laws of the State of Illinois, and the ordinances of 
the Village of St. Peter. 

Sec. 3.—VACANCY. Whenevel any vacancy shall happen in 
the office of President, on account of death, resignation, removal 
from the limits of the Village of St. Pete orr for any other cause, 
such vacancy shall be filled by special election as provided by 
ordinance. 

Sec. 4-—-PRESIDENT PROTEM. During a temporary absence 
or disability of the President, the Village Trustees shall elect 
one of their own number to act as President, pro tem, who, 
during such absence or disability of the President, shall possess 
the powers of President. 


4 VILLAGE ORDINANCES 


Sec. 5.—GIVING BOND. The President, before entering up- 
on the duties of his office, shall execute a bond to the Village of 
St. Peter in the penal sum of one thousand dollars, with good 
securities, such as the Village Council shall approve, condition- 
ed for the faithful performance of the duties of the said office, 
which bond shall be approved by the Village Trustees, and filed 
with the Village Clerk and by him safely preserved and Kept. 


Sec. 6—APPOINT OFFICERS, ETC. The President shall, 
with the advice and consent of the Trustees, appoint a Village 
Police; and he shall nominate not less than 38 candidates for 
each of the following office, viz: Street Commissioner, and for 
the Trustees to vote for to fill said office. 

And in case of vacancies in the office of Village Police, or 
Street Commissioner, he may designate some suitable person to 
discharge the duties of said respective office, until a successor 
may be duly chosen. 


Sec. 7—SUPERVISE CONDUCT OF OFFICERS, ETC. The 
President, shall supervise the conduct of all appointive officers 
of the Village, and see that they faithfully and efficiently  dis- 
charge the duties of their respective offices. He _ shall inquire 
into all reasonable complaints made against them, and he shall, 
when he becomes satisfied that any such officer has willfully 
neglected or refused to discharge his official duty, cause such 
officer to be prosecuted and punished, and he shall convey tothe 
Village Council information of charges made against such offi- 
cers, and the result of his investigation into such charges. 


Sec. 8—REMOVAL OF OFFICERS, REPORT ETC. The 
President shall have power to remove all appointive  offi- 
cers, on any formal charge, whenever he shall be of the opinion 
that the interest of the Village demands such removal. But he 
shall report the reasons for such removal, in writing, to the Vil- 
lage Council, at the next regular meeting thereafter, and the 
Trustees may by a two-thirds vote of all the Trustees elected, by 
yea and nay vote, disapprove of such removal; and when such 
Trustees so disapprove of the removal, such officer so removed 
by the President, shall become restored to the office from which 
he was so removed; but he shall give new bonds and take a new 
oath of o‘fice. 

Sec. 9.—ORDINANCES APPROVAL— VETO. The President 
shall carefully inspect all ordinances passed by the Village Coun- 
cil, and affix his official signature to such as he may approve, 
and return them to the Village Clerk within 10 days after their 
passage. And all ordinances passed as aforesaid which do not 
meet his approval, he shall return to the Village Council with 
his objections there to in writing, at the next regular meeting of 
the Council; Such veto may extend to any one or more items or 
appropriations, contained in any ordinance, or to the entire or- 


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dinance. And in case the veto only extends to a part of such 
ordinance, the residue thereof shall take effect and be in force, 
but in case the President shall fail to return any ordinance with 
his objections thereto, by the time aforesaid, he shall be deemed 
to have approved such ordinance, and the same shall take ef- 
fect accordingly; provided, however, the Village Trustees may by 
a two-thirds vote of all Trustees elected, pass any ordinance or 
resolution so vetoed by the President, over his said veto. 


Sec. 10—SIGN COMMISSIONS — CONTRACTS ETC. The 
President shall sign all commissions, licenses, permits and war- 
rants granted, issued or drawn, by order of the Village Coun- 
cil, or authorized by ordinances. In all contracts where the Vil- 
lage is a party, unless otherwise provided, he shall sign the same 
on behalf of the Village. And it shall be his svecial duty to see 
that the other contracting party faithfully complies with the 
contract. And in all suits when the Village is a party it shall 
be the duty of the President to see to securing an attorney to 
represent the Village therein. 

Section 11. — FURTHER DUTIES—SALARY. In addition to 
the above duties, the President shall perform all such other and 
further duties pertaining to his office, as are or may be required 
of him by the laws of the State of Illinois or the ordinances of 
the Village of St. Peter. 

He shall receive annually the sum of 48 dollars in full of all 
salary and other compensation, to be paid in quarterly install- 
ments. 


CHAPTER V. 
VILLAGE COUNCIL. 


Section 1. — COMPOSITION — ELECTION — QUALIFICA- 
TION. The Village Council of the Village of St. Peter, shall con- 
sist of the President, and six Trustees, of said Village. 


The President shall be first elected at the regular Village 
election (on tthe third Tuesday in April) in 1910, for the term 
of one year; and thereafter the President shall be elected at the 
regular Village election and to hold his office for two years. 

At the regular Village election in April 1910 there shall be 
elected six Village Trustees. And atthe first meeting of the Vil- 
age Council after said election the said Trustees shall be divid- 
ed by lot into two classes; those of the first class to hold their 
office for the term of one year from their election. And those 
of the second class to hold their office for the term of two 
years from their election. And annually thereafter there shall 
be elected at the regular Village election in April, three trus- 
tees, who shall hold their office for the term of two years from 


6 VILLAGE ORDINANCES 
their election. And there shall be elected at the regular Village 
election in April 1910 of each year a Village Clerk and Vil- 
age Treasurer who shall each hold their office for the term of 
one year. All such elective officers, to hold their respective of- 
fice until their successor is elected and qualified. : 


The Village Council shall be judge of the election and qualifica- 
tion of its own members and in case any vacancy occurs in the 
office of trustee or President, such vacancy shall be filled by 
a special election of the electors of said Village, to be called by 
the Council. 


Sec. 2.—MEETINGS. The regular stated meetings of the 
Village Council of the Village of St. Peter shall be held in the 
Village Council hall or at such other place in the Village of St. 
Peter as the Council may provide, on the first Monday of each 
calendar month, except when the time for such meeting may 
happen to be a public holiday in which case the Council shall 
meet on the next day following. All regular meetings of such 
Village Council shall convene at 7:30 o’clock P. M. unless other- 
wise ordered by the Council. And adjourned meetings may be 
had for the purpose of completing unfinished business of the 
regular meetings, at such time or times as may be determined 
by the Council. 


Sec. 3— SPECIAL MEETINGS. Special meetings of the Vil- 
lage Council may be called by the President, or by any two 
Trustees. The call of any special meeting shall be in writing, 
signed by the President or by at least two of the Trustees, stat- 
ing the object and purpose of such meeting, and the time and 
place of holding the same, and shall be filed with the Village 
Clerk. The Clerk shall issue the notices of all special meetings. 
so called, stating the time and place of such meeting, and the 
purpose thereof, and shall be served by the Village Constable or 
Village Police, upon each member of the Village Council; and no 
business shall be transacted at a special meeting, except such 
as specified in the call and notice therefor. 


Sec. 4. — NON-ATTENDANCE. If any member of the Village 
Council shall absent himself from any meeting of the Village 
Council or shall depart therefrom before adjournment, unless he 
be excused by the Council, he shall forfeit his pay for such 
meeting. 

Sec. 5. — COMMITTEES. It shall be the duty of the Presi- 
dent, at the first regular meeting of the Village Council in May 
of each year, or as soon thereafter as may be, to appoint 
standing committees of the Village Council, which shall be as 
follows: 

1. Committee on Ordinances. 

2. Committee on Streets, Alleys and Sidewalks. 

3. Committee on Finance and Claims. 


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4. Committee on Buildings and Health. 
Each committee to consist of three members. 


Sec. 6. — DUTIES OF COMMITTEES. It shall be the duty 
of the standing committees of the Council, to keep a_ close 
watch upon, and of, the affairs of the respective departments 
of the Village Government over which their committee have 
supervision. They shall have general management, control and 
supervision over all work, and things ordered to be made or 
done by the Council in their respective departments, and they 
shall make report to the Council of such facts occuring there- 
in, or with reference there-to, as are deemed important. Each 
committee shall promptly and thoroughly investigate all matters 
which may be referred to it, and report thereon in writing at 
earliest. opportunity, and do all other things required of it by 
the Council. 


Sec. 7. — DUTY OF COMMITTEE ON STREETS, ETC. The 
Committee on Streets, alleys and sidewalks, shall also have a 
general supervision of the streets, alleys, sidewalks and bridges 
of the Village of St. Peter, and shall take such steps, as they 
deem necessary, to keep the same in good and passable and san- 
itary condition. They shall give directions, from time to time, 
to the Street Commissioner, who shall follow the directions so 
given him, They shall report tothe Village Council, from time to 
time, such changes, repairs and improvements as are required 
on the streets, etc., of the Village. . 


Sec. 8. — FINANCE COMMITTEE — DUTY. The Finance 
Comittee of the Village of St.. Peter may prescribe the manner 
in which the books and accounts of all officers of the Village 
shall be kept, and shall from time to time examine said books 
and the accounts of all Village Officers and see that they are 
properly kept, and shall see to the preparation of ordinances, 
appropriating. moneys of the Village, and carefully examine all 
reports of oficers collecting and handling Village moneys, and 
perform all other duties required of them by law, or the ordi- 
nances of the Village of St. Peter. 


Sec. 9. — ACTION ON REPORTS OF COMMITTEES. The 
report of any committee to the Council, shall not be finally 
acted upon until the next regular meeting of the Council, upon 
the request of any two Trustees, and when reporting to’ the 
Council each committee shall attach to their report all docu- 
ments and papers in their possession, relative to the matters 
referred to. 


Sec. 10. — COMPELLING THE ATTENDANCE OF TRUS- 
TEES. Should a majority of the Village Council fail or refuse 
to attend any regular or special meeting of the Council, the 
members present shall have power to adjourn the meeting to 
the next regular meeting, or to any specified time preceding 


8 VILLAGE ORDINANCES 


the same, and shall also have the power to order the Clerk to 
issue a warrant, directed to the Village Constable or Village 
Police, commanding him to arrest each delinquent member of 
the Council, and cause him or them to appear at the Council 
room forthwith, or at such time as may be mentioned in said 
warrant. 


Sec. 11. — RULES OF BUSINESS. (1) The President shall 
promptly call the Council to order at the appointed time, and 
in case the President is absent, the Clerk shall call the Council 
to order, and the members present shall appoint one of their 
number as President pro tem, to act during the absence of 
the President. 

(2). As soon as the Council is called to order and a pre- 
siding officer is in the chair, the roll of members shall be call- 
ed by the Clerk in alphabetical order, noting who are present, 
and who are absent, and the same recorded in the proceedings 
of the Council. 

(3) It shall be the duty of the Village Police or Village 
Constable to be in attendance at every meeting of the Village 
Council. 

(4) The President shall preserve order and decorum, may 
speak to points of order in preference to any member from 
his seat for that purpose, and shall decide all questions of or- 
der, subject to an appeal to the Council, by any member, on 
which no member shall speak more than once, except by leave 
of the Council. 


(5) All special committees shall be appointed by the 
President, unless otherwise ordered by the vote creating them. 


(6) In ease of any disturbance or disorderly conduct in 
the Council chamber by spectators, the President may order 
the Village Police or Village Constable to clear the room of 
such spectators,. or remove the offending parties. 

(7) The following shall be the order of business at each 
regular meeting: 

(1) Reading and correcting the journal of the last preced- 
ing meeting. 

(2) Unfinished business of preceding meeting. 

(3) Report of Standing Committees. 

(a) Finance and Claims. 

(b) Streets, alleys and sidewalks. 

(c) Buildings and health. 

(d) Ordinances. 

(4) Reports of Special Committees. 

(5) Presentation of petitions, remonstrance, and com- 
munications. 


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(6) Reports of City Officers. 
(7) Reading of action on bills and accounts. 
(8) Miscellaneous business. 


Sec. 12. — READING OF ORDINANCES. Every ordinance or 
resolution in the nature of an ordinance, shall be read at the 
time of its introduction, after which, the Council may amend, 
adopt or reject such ordinance or resolution. 

All votes upon ordinances or resolutions in the nature of an 
ordinance, shall be by a yeaand nay vote, and be entered in the 
journal of the Council meetings. 


Sec. 138. — CLAIMS TO BE CERTIFIED. All demands, 
claims or accounts presented against the Village, shall be cer- 
tified as correct by some apropriate committee before the same 
shall be put to a vote of allowance. And no vote appropriat- 
ing money shall be declared adopted, unless the same shall re- 
ceive the votes of a majority of all the members of the Village 
‘Council elected. All votes appropriating money, shall be taken 
by yeas and nays, and entered at large upon the journal, and 
be published with the Council proceedings when published. 

Sec. 14. — EVERY MEMBER SHALL VOTE. Every mem- 
ber of the Council present shall vote upon every motion put by 
the chair, unless excused by a vote of the Council, in which 
case the fact of such excuse shall be spread at large upon the 
records. 


Sec. 15. — TRUSTEES—COMPENSATION. The compensa- 
tion to be paid Trustees for their services is hereby fixed at the 
sum of 50 cents to each Trustee for each meeting of the Village 
Council, actually attended by him, and no other compensation 
shall be allowed any Trustee for his services whatever. 


Sec. 16. — MUNICIPAL YEAR. The municipal year of the 
Village of St. Peter shall commence on the first Wednesday af- 
ter the 3rd Tuesday in April of each year. 


Sec. 17. — FISCAL YEAR. The fiscal year of the Village 
of St. Peter shall begin on the first Wednesday after the 3rd 
Tuesday in April of each year. 


CHAPTER VI. 
VILLAGE CLERK. 


Section 1. — BOND. The Village Clerk, before he enters 
upon the duties of his office, shall execute a bond to the Vil- 
lage of St. Peter in the penal sum of Five Hundred Dollars, 
with such sueities as shall be approved by the Village Council, 
conditioned for the faithful performance of the duties of the 


10 VILLAGE ORDINANCES 


office and the accounting for all moneys that may be received 
by him, according to law and the ordinances of said Village, 
which bond shall be filed with, and preserved by, the Village 
Treasurer. 


Sec. 2. — DUTIES OF CLERK. (1) The Clerk shall attend 
all meetings of the Village Council, and shall keep in a suitable 
book to be styled the ‘Journal of the Village Council,” a full 
and faithful record of its proceedings. Said Clerk shall pre- 
pare all commissions, licenses, permits and other official docu- 
ments required to be issued by him under the laws and _ ordi- 
nances of the Village, and shall attest the same with the cor- 
porate seal, and he shall in like manner attest all deeds for sale 
of real estate owned by the Village and conveyed by said Vil- 
age. He shall carefully preserve in his office all books, rec- 
ords, papers, maps and effects of every description, belonging 
to the Village or appertaining to said office, and upon the ex- 
piration in any way of his official term, he shall on demand de- 
liver all such books, records, papers and effects to his successor 
in office. 

(2) He shall issue notices to the members of the Council, 
and when directed by that body, to the members of the differ- 
ent committees of that body, and to all persons whose attend- 
ance shall be required before any such committee, when direct- 
ed by the chairman thereof,and shall also issue notices of spe- 
cial meetings of the Counc]. 


(3) .He shall attest with the corporate seal, all licenses 
granted by the President or Village Council. 


(4) He shall, without delay, deliver to the President all 
ordinances or resolutions under his charge, which may require 
to be approved or otherwise acted upon by the President. 


(5) He shall monthly pay over to the Village Treasurer 
all moneys received by him on any account whatever, taking a 
receipt therefor, and he shall at each regular meeting of the 
Council make a detailed account to the Council of all moneys 
received by him during the preceding month, and on what ac- 
count received, and shall f.le therewith the receipt of the 
Treasurer, for all such moneys. 


Sec. 3. — NOTICE OF APPOINTMENTS. The Clerk shall, 
at least five days prior to any election, give notice in writing 
to each of the Judges and Clerks appointed by the Council, of 
their respective appointments. 


Sec. 4. — RECORD ORDINANCES. The Clerk shall record 
and properly index, in a book kept for that purpose, all ordi- 
nances passed by the Village Council, and at the foot of the 
record of each ordinance, so recorded, he shall make a memor- 
andum, of the date of the passage and of the publication of 


VILLAGE OF ST. PETER. 11 





such ordinance, which record and memorandum or a certified 
copy thereof, shall be prima facia evidence of the passage, and 
publication, of such ordinance for all purposes whatever, 


Sec. 5. — NOTICE OF ELECTION, ETC., OF OFFICERS. It 
shall be the duty of the Clerk, within five days after the re- 
sult of the election is declared, or appointment is made, to 
notify all persons elected or appointed to office, of their elec- 
tion or appointment, and unless such persons shall respective- 
ly qualify within ten days after such notice, the office shall be- 
come vacant. 

Sec. 6..— SALARY. The Village Clerk shall receive an an- 
nual salary of 48 dollars, to be paid in monthly installments, in 
lieu of all other compensation, perquisite or benefit in any 
form whatever. 

Sec. 7. — PROVIDE BLANKS, ETC. The Clerk shall pre- 
pare all orders for special elections, and perform all other du- 
ties which by usage devolve upon Clerks of Villages, and he is 
hereby authorized to procure from time to time, for said Village, 
such books and blanks as may be necessary for the use of the 
Village in elections, and otherwise to be paid for by the Vil- 
lage. 

Sec. 8. — PUBLISH ORDINANCES. The Clerk shall attend 
to the publishing of all ordinances, and shall keep a list of all 
committees appointed by the Council, and the business referred 
to them, and the date and nature of their reports. He shall, 
with the President, sign all orders on the Village Treasury, and 
affix the Village seal to the same. (As_ to. publishing  ordi- 
nances see appendix.) 


Sec. 9. — TO MAKE POLL LIST, ETC. The Clerk shall, 
with the assistance of the Street Commissioner, on or before 
the first Monday of May in each year, ascertain, as near as 
possible, the names of all male persons in said Village  be- 
tween the ages of twenty-one and fifty years, except those who 
are exempt by law, and register said names in a book provided 
for that purpose, and at the first regular meeting of the board 
thereafter, he shall submit said register to said Board, and add 
such names as the Board may direct. 


Sec. 10. — POLL LIST FOR STREET COMMISSIONER. On 
the tenth day of May of each year, or as soon as_ possible 
thereafter, said Clerk shall make out from the register in his 
office, and deliver to the S‘:reet Commissioner, a list of all the 
hames of persons thereon, and afZix thereto a certificate, under 
seal, that the same is correct, and also the amount of poll tax 
assessed against each person on said list, and the unmber of 
days’ labor required to be performed, if such tax is not paid in 
lieu thereof; and the aggregate amount of said list, in money, 


12 VILLAGE ORDINANCES 


shall be charged the Street Commissioner in his account with the 
Village, which shall be kept by the Clerk; and .he shall also 
cause to be provided appropriate receipts and notices, for the 
use of the Street Commissioner, and receipts for the Village 
Treasurer. 


Sec. 11. — CLERK’S REPORT -- TO HAVE REPORT OF 
TREASURER PUBLISHED. The Clerk of the Board shall, at the 
last regular meeting of the Board in each municipal year; lay 
before said Board a statement showing in detail the assets and 
debits of the Village. Also a statement showing the amount of 
all appropriations or warrants drawn on the treasury during the 
present fiscal year, for what purpose drawn, and the amount 
for each purpose. He shall cause such statement to be publish- 
ed in such manner as the Board may direct. He shall also cause 
the Treasurer’s annual fiscal statement to be published as 
provided in Sec. 10 of Art. 7 of Rev. Statutes, and in all cases 
furnish the printer with a copy of the same. 


Sec. 12. — REGISTER OF ORDERS. For each payment 
which the Village Board shall order to be made out of the Vil- 
lage Treasury, said Clerk shall draw an order on the Treasurer, 
and countersigning the same, stating therein the name of the 
payee, the amount, to what fund chargeable, and for what pur- 
pose. He shall date and number all orders and keep a book in 
which he shall register the same; which orders shall also be 
countersigned by the President. 

See. 13. — APPROVAL OF BONDS. The Clerk shall endorse 
the words ‘‘Approved by the Board,’ and the date of approval, 
and note upon the journal said proceedings, and the names of 
all principals and sureities, upon all bonds. 


CHAPTER VII. 
POLICE DEPARTMENT. 


Section 1. — COMPOSED OF WHOM. The Police department 
of the Village of St. Peter may consist of a Village Constable, 
or a Village Police, or both. 


Sec. 2. — DUTIES. The Police department shall be conser- 
vators of the peace within the corporate limits of the Village; 
shall execute all processes; shall arrest on view without process 
any person found violating any of the Village Ordinances, and 
immediately convey such person so arrested to the Police Mag- 
istrate, or some Justice of the Peace of and in said Village or 
County, and prefer a formal charge or complaint against such per- 
son so arrested, and cause such person to be prosecuted. 


Sec. 3. — ATTEND COUNCIL MEETINGS. The Police de- 





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partment shall attend all Council meetings, prepare the room in 
which they meet, and serve all notices in writing of said Coun- 
cil or the Village Clerk, when required so to do, and perform all 
other duties required by the Village ordinances. 


Sec. 4. — CLEAR SIDEWAKS, STREETS, ETC. The Police de- 
partment shall keep all sidewalks and streets free from 
obstructions, and remove or cause to be moved all nuisances 
from the corporate limits, and they shall have all the powers 
of a Constable at common law. 


Sec. 5. — SALARY. The members of the Police department 
shall receive such fees and compensation as’ shall be agreed 
upon by the Village Council and the several members of said 
Police force. 


CHAPTER VIII. 
VILLAGE TREASURER. 


Section 1. — BOND. TheVillage Treasurer, before he enters 
upon the duties of his office, shall take the oath required, and 
shall execute a bond to the Village of St. Peter, in a penal 
sum not less than double the amount of the estimated Village 
taxes and special assessments for the current year, with at least 
two good and sufficient securities, to be approved by the Vil- 
lage Council, conditioned for the faithful performance of the du- 
ties of the office, and the payment of all moneys received by 
him according to law, and the ordinances of said Village. 


Sec. 2. — RECEIVE MONEYS.—KEEP BOOKS. The Vil- 
lage Treasurer shall receive ali moneys belonging to said Vil- 
lage, and shall keep his books and accounts in such shape, as to 
exhibit, at all times, the true financial condition of the corpora- 
tion, and such books and accounts shall always be subject to in- 
spection; and shall keep separate accounts as_ follows, viz: 
Street Labor Account, Forfeiture Account, License Account and 
Miscellaneous Account. 


Sec. 3. — RECEIPTS. The Treasurer shall give every per- 
son paying into the Treasury, 2 receipts therefor, one to be 
filed with the Clerk by such person; but, in the event of a 
failure of such person to file such receipt as _ aforesaid, the 
Treasurer shall file copies of such with the Clerk upon the ren- 
dition of the monthly report. 

Sec. 4. — FINES. Any Police Magistrate or other person 
collecting any fines or money on account of the Village, shall 
pay the same into the Village Treasurer as fast as collected. 
The Police Magistrate or Justice of the Peace before whom any 
suit or suits are brought in the name of the Village for’ the 
recovery of any fine or penalty, on the first Monday in June, 


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September and March of each year, shall report to Board of 
Trustees a list of all the suits brought before him in the name 
of the Village since his last report, with the disposition made 
of each case, the amount of fine imposed if any, and the amount 
collected, and also the amount collected since his last report 
upon any judgement prior to report. Any Police Magistrate or 
Justice of the Peace failing to comply with the requirements of 
this section shall be subject to a fine of not less than ten dol- 
lars ($10), and shall be liable on his bond for double the amount 
of money he fails to pay over. 


Sec. 5. — TREASURER’S REPORT — CLERKS COUNTER 
STATEMENT. The Treasurer shall annually, between the first 
and tenth days of April, make out, and file with the Clerk, a 
full and detailed account of all receipts and expenditures of said 
village, and all of his transactions as such Treasurer during 
the present fiscal year, which statement shall exhibit under sep- 
arate and appropriate headings, the several accounts that are 
required to be kept under section 2 of this ordinance. It shall 
be the duty of the Clerk to submit his counter financial report, 
together with the annual report of the Treasurer aforesaid, to 
the financial committee of the Board. If the committee shall de- 
cide that the report is true and correct, they shall approve it 
and return it to the Clerk, and he shall have it published. 


Sec. 6. — ORDERS. All orders drawn upon the Treasurer, 
must be signed by the President, and countersigned by the 
Clerk, stating the particular fund to which chargeable, the per- 
son to whom payable; and no money shall be otherwise paid, 
except as otherwise provided. 

Sec. 7. — SPECIAL TAX. All moneys received on any spe- 
cial tax or assessment, shall be held by the Treasurer as a spe- 
cial fund, to be applied to the payment of the indebtedness to 
which such assessment was made, and said money shall be used 
for no other purpose whatever. 

Sec. 8. — SALARY. The Village Treasrer shall receive as 
his compensation the following:—24 Dollars per year as salary 
in full of all compensation whatever, the same to be paid quar- 
terly. 


CHAPTER IX. 
STREET COMMISSIONER. 


Section 1. — APPOINTMENT OF STREET COMMISSIONER. 
The President shall nominate not less than 3 candidates’ for 
Street Commissioner, and from such persons nominated, the 
Trustees may select by a majority vote of all Trustees elect- 


VILLAGE OF ST. PETER. 15 


ed the Street Commissioner, who shall hold his office until the 


-end of the municipal year, unless sooner removed from his of- 


fice. 


Sec. 2. — REPAIR WALKS—CLEAN STREETS. The Street 
Commissioner shall, personally superintend all improvements 
upon the streets and alleys and sidewalks; on the order of the 
Street Committee cause all insecure and unsafe places in the 
streets and sidewalks to be repaired, and report the cost to 
the Council. He shall annualiy, in the spring of the year, as 
soon as practicable, cause the streets and alleys to be cleaned, 
and gutters to be opened, and he shall keep them in that con- 
dition during the year. 


Sec. 3. — WARN OUT MEN — STREET LABOR — AR- 
RESTS. The Street Commissioner shall, from time to time, 
report to the Council such improvements and repairs as he may 
deem needed. He shall warn out all able bodied male inhabi- 
tants liable to labor on the streets and alleys under the direc- 


tion of the Board, and compel such faithfully to labor the time 
required, on the streets and alleys, and he shall collect a com- 


mutation of seventy-five cents per diem from all parties so 
warned, who do not labor or furnish an able bodied substitute. 
He shall be ex-officio a Policeman, and may arrest upon view, 
any one in the act of violating any of the ordinances of said 
Village. 


Sec. 4. — WHO EXEMPT FROM STREET LABOR. Every 
able bodied man (or male inhabitant) above the age of 21 and 
under the age of 50 years, except such as are exempt by law, 
shall labor on the streets and alleys not to exceed two days 
in each year, provided, that every person subject to such labor 
may, in lieu thereof, pay into the Treasury seventy-five cents 
for each day he may be reqired to labor. 


Section 5. — FORM OF NOTICE. It shall be the duty of the 
Street Commissioner to serve a notice upon each person liable to 
street labor, at least three days before such person shall be lia- 
ble to appear and perform such labor, or pay money in lieu 
thereof, which notice shall be in the following form; 

STATE OF ILLINOIS, 
Village of St. Peter. t ss. 

To A. B. Sir:—You have been assessed a poll tax to labor 
on the streets and alleys of said village, for the year 19——, 
—— days; you are hereby notified to appear at , on the 
—— day of AD. ae , at — o’clock —m., and bring 
with you , for the purpose of laboring two days success- 
ively on the streets and alleys of said village as you shall then 
and there be directed by the Street Commissioner, or that you 
pay into the treasury, within three days after the service of this 














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notice, the sum of seventy-five cents as commutation for such 
labor for each day. — 
C. D. Street Commissioner. 

Section 6. — RETURN. The return of the Street Commis- 
sioner on the back of any notice, as to the manner of serving 
the same, shall be prima facie evidence of the facts therein 
stated. 


Section 7. — PENALTY.~ Any person liable to perform street 
labor, who shall after due notice as aforesaid, fail or refuse to 
perform such labor, or pay in lieu thereof, according to the pre- 
visions of this ordinance, shall be subject to a fine or penalty 
of not less than $2 or more than $10, and cost of suit, to be re- 
covered by suit as in other cases of penalties for violating or- 
dinances. 


Section 8. — SUITS FOR POLL TAX. At least five months 
before the end of each municipal year, the Village Treasurer 
shall certify to the Village Council a list of delinquents who are 
not credited on his list as having ‘‘Paid with labor’ or “Paid 
with money’, as aforesaid, and the Village Council shall direct 
the Street Commissioner to commence suit against such delin- 
quents as said council shall determine are liable for street. labor, 
such suits shall be instituted by said Street Commissioner at a 
season of the year: best suited for Street labor. 


Section 9. — ATTORNEY. That there may be appointed by 
the Board of Trustees and President, a person as Village attor- 
ney, whose duty it shall be to attend and _ prosecute all _ suits 
brought in the name of the Village; he shall be allowed 1-3 of 
the fines recovered on each prosecution until the fine exceeds 
ten dollars, and fifteen per cent. on the excess, and in all cases 
of civil action brought before a Magistrate, Justice of the Peace 
or Board of Arbitrators, not to exceed five dollars. 


Section 10. — BOOK. The Street Commissioner shall, in an 
account book belonging to his office, keep a list of all tools and 
implements belonging to the village. He shall keep in said book 
a plain and accurate account of the money expended on_ the 
streets, alleys and sidewalks. Said book shall, at all times be’ 
subject to inspection, and he shall deliver the same to his succes- 
sor in office. 

Section 11. — APPROPRIATIONS. The Village Council, shall 
within the first quarter of each fiscal year, (that is between the 
3d Tuesday in April and the 3d Tuesday in July), by ordinance, 
to be termed the annual appropriation bill, appropriate such sum 
or sums of money as may be deemed necessary to defray all 
necessary expenses and liabilities of such corporation, and such 
ordinance shall specify the objects and purposes for which such 
appropriations are made, and the amount appropriated for each 
purpose, and no further appropriations shall be made at any 


VILLAGE OF ST. PETER. 17 


other time within such fiscal year, unless the proposition to 
make such appropriation has been first sanctioned by a majority 
of the legal voters of the Village of St. Peter, either by peti- 
tion signed by them, or at a general or special election duly called 
therefor. (See form No. 1 Appendix.) 


Sec. 12. — BOND. Before entering upon the duties of his 
office, the Street Commissioner shall take the oath of office re- 
quired of village officers, and shall execute a bond to the Village 
of St. Peter in the penal sum of Four Hundred Dollars, with 
such securities as shall be approved by the Village Council, con- 
ditioned for the faithful performance of the duties of his office. 


Sec. 18. — SALARY. The Street Commissioner may be al- 
lowed for his compensation, the sum agreed upon by the Coun- 
cil which appoints him to said office. 


CHAPTER X. 
SALARIES.] 


Section 1. The salaries or compensation of the several offi- 
cers of the Village of St. Peter shall be as follows, except as 
otherwise provided. 


(a) The Village Trustees shall receive 50 cents for each 
regular meeting of the Council attended by them. 


(b) The Village Constable and Village Police shall be al- 
lowed the same fees as shall be allowed Constables of the coun- 
ty for like services. All of his fees to be taxed as costs and 
collected from the Defendant; except for dieting prisoners which 
shall be paid by the Village. And the Village Police may also 
be paid such other fees as may be allowed by the Council. 


(c) The fees of witnesses and jurors shall be the same as 
allowed by statute, provided the Village shall not in any case be 
required to pay the same. 


(d) Judges and Clerks of elections held for corporate pur- 
poses shall be allowed $2.00 each for each election. 


(e) Police Magistrates and Justices of the Peace _ before 
whom actions are tried for violating ordinances of the Village, 
shall tax the same costs as provided by law for the Justices of 
the Peace; provided that said Village shall in no case be adjudg- 
ed to pay, and shall pay no such costs. But all such fees shall 
be recovered from the other parties to the proceedings or re- 
main forever unpaid. 


(f) The Village Treasurer shall receive in full for his serv- 
ices 24 Dollars per year. 
(z) The President shall receive in full for his services $48 
per year. y 
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(h) The Village Clerk shall receive in full for his services. 
$48 per year. 


(i) The Street Commissioner shall have compensation as 
agreed on by the Council. 


CHAPTER XI. 
ELECTIONS. 


Section 1—TIME OF HOLDING. That a _ general election 


shall be held for all elective officers, on the third Tuesday of 
April in each year, at such places as may be designated by the 
board. At least 20 days notice of any election shall be given 
by posting up written or printed notices thereof, stating the time 
and place of holding such election, and the ofiicers to be elect- 
ed. Special elections to fill vacancies may be held at any time 
and in same manner as general elections. 


See. 2. POSTING NOTICES BY CLERK. All election no- 
tices shall be made out and posted by the Clerk as required in 
the preceding section. 


Sec. 3.—JUDGES AND CLERKS OF THE ELECTIONS. The 
Board shall annually, at least ten days before election day, ap- 
point three legal voters of the Village to act as Judges, and three 
others to act as clerks, of the elections for the year in which 
they are appointed. The Cl2rk shall without delay, after such 
appointment, make out certificates thereof under the corporate 
seal, one of which shall be delivered to each person, so appointed. 

Sc. 4—VACANCY IN ELECTION BOARD. If any Judge or 
Clerk shall refuse to act, or shall not attend at the time fixed 
for the opening of the polls, the vacancy shall be filled by a le- 
gal voter to be chosen by the Judges and Clerks in attendance; 
if no majority shall attend, then a majority of the legal voters 
present may choose the requisite number of Judges and Clerks 


-in like manner. 


Sec. 5—OATH. The Judges and Clerks shall each, before 
opening the polls for receiving any votes, take and subscribe an 
oath or affirmation, which shall be fixed on the poll book, and 
shall be in the following form: I do solemnly swear (or affirm) 
that I will support the Constitution of the United States and 
of this State, and that I will perform the duties of Judge or Clerk 
of this election according to law and to the best of my ability. 


Sec. 6—OPENING POLLS; GENERAL ELECTION LAWS 
TOW APPLY The opening and closing of the polls, the quali- 
fications of voters, and the manner of conducting elections, and 


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contesting the same, the keeping of poll lists, and the canvass- 
ing of votes, and all things pertaining thereto, shall be the same 
as in the election of county officers, and the general’ election 
laws of this State. 


Sec. 7 — RETURNS. After the closing of the polls the bal- 
lots shall be counted by the Judges, and after being read and 
canvassed, be strung upon a string in the order in which they 
have been read, and shall then be carefully enveloped and seal- 
ed by the Judges and marked “ballots,’’ and one of the poll lists 
properly certified, and one of the tally lists shall be carefully en- 
veloped in another envelope, and sealed up and marked ‘‘election 
returns,’ and both packages so sealed and marked, shall be ad- 
dressed to the “Village Clerk of the Village of St. Peter’’ and 
put into the hands of one of the Judges selected for that pur- 
pose, who shall within one day after such election, deliver the 
same to the Village Clerk. 


Sec. 8.—RETURNS. If any Judge chosen to deliver the elec- 
tion returns as above provided shall not deliver the same with 
the seal unbroken within one day after election, he shall be sub- 
ject to a penalty of not more than One Hundred Dollars; and the 
Village Clerk shall be subject to a like penalty, if he fails to de- 
liver the same to the Village Board, in the same condition. 


Sec. 9. — RETURNS. When the election returns have been 
filed with the Village Clerk, he shall without delay, notify the 
President, who shall immediately convene the Board, and _ shall 
then open the returns and canvass the same, and when finished 
shall declare the result, and the Clerk shall enter the same, at 
large upon his journal of proceedings, naming every person voted 
for, the number of votes recceived, and for what office voted for, 
and showing whom elected and to what office. 


Sec. 10—NOTICE OF ELECTION. The Village Clerk shall, 
within five days after any person is elected or appointed to any 
office, make out written notice thereof, informing him of his elec- 
tion or appointment, stating to what office, and requesting him to 
qualify within ten days afier such notice, which shall be deliv- 
ered to the person so elected or appointed, and if he fails to qual- 
ify within ten days after such notice, the office shall be declar- 
ed vacant. 

Sec. 11—ORDER AT POLLS. The Village Constable or Po- 
lice shall, if in the opinion of the President of the Board it be 
deemed necessary, employ one or more persons, and station them 
at the place of voting, for the purpose of enforcing good order 
and the lawful demands of the Judges. 


Sec. 12.—ARRESTS. The Judges of any village election 
shall have power to preserve order at the polls, and command 


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the police stationed there to arrest, and take before the police 
magistrate or justices of the peace of said village, any person 
whose disorderly conduct interferes with the judges or clerks in 
the discharge of their duties, or any voter in exercising the privi- 
lege of voting, and for each offense the offender shall pay a fine 
of not less than five, nor more than twenty-five, dollars. 


Sec. 18. —ELECTIONEERING AT POLLS. No _ person 
whatever shall do any electioneering or soliciting votes on elec- 
tion day within any polling place or within one hundred feet of 
any polling place; no person shall interupt, hinder or oppose © 
any voter while approaching the polling place for the purpose of 
voting; whoever shall violate the provisions of this section shall 
be punished by a fine of not less than twenty-five dollars ($25) 
nor more than one hundred dollars ($100) for each and every of- 
fense. 


Sec. 14—DECLARING RESULT OF ELECTION. The  Vil- 
lage Council, acting at the time of holding any election, shall 
be the judges of the election and qualification of the newly elect- 
ed members of the Village Trustees. And when they open and 
canvass the returns of election, they shall declare who has been 
elected, and declare the result of said election, and cause a 
record thereof to be made by the Clerk. 


See. 15. — CONTESTS—WHO MAY. The election of any Trus- 
tee may be contested by any elector of said village. The Village 
Council shall be the tribunal before which said contest shall 
be heard, and its decision shall be final. And such proceedings 
shall be as follows: 


Sec. 16.—NOTICE OF CONTEST. When any person shall de- 
sire to contest the right of another to hold the office of Trus- 
tee of said Village, he shall within 30 days after the person whose 
election is contested is declared elected, file with the Village 
Clerk a statement in writing briefly setting forth the points on 
which he will contest such election. 


Sec. 17—CONTESTEE TO HAVE NOTICE, ETC. Upon the 
filing of such statement such contestant shall, within ten days 
thereafter, also serve a copy thereof upon the person whose elec- 
tion he intends to contest, and in case such person is absent 
from the village or cannot be found, then by leaving a copy of 
such statement at his usual place of residence. 


Sec. 18.—FIXING TIME FOR, AND TRIAL. Whenever such 
statement has been filed and service had, it shall be the du- 
ty of the Village Council, on request of either party, to meet and 
fix the time and place to try said contest. At the time fixed 
for trial the Council shall assemble, the Clerk shall swear the 


VILLAGE OF ST. PETER. a1 





witnesses, and the Council shall hear the evidence and try the 
cause, and no evidence shall be heard except pertaining to the 
points set forth in the petition. And after hearing the evidence 
the Council shall consider, and then after due deliberation the 
Council shall decide the contest by a yea and nay vote, and de- 
clare who shall be the duly elected candidate, which decision 
shall, by the Clerk be entered on record. Provided the person 
whose office is contested shall have no vote or voice in decid- 
ing such contest. 


Sec. 19. — BALLOTS OPENED AND COUNTED. In such 
contest the Council may order the ballots opened, and may then 
and there canvass said ballots. 


Sec. 20. — BALLOTS PRESERVED. The Clerk shall care- 
fully preserve all ballots for six months after all elections, and 
if no contests be filed he shall destroy said ballots by burn- 
ing, under the direction of the Council, provided if a contest be 
pending, said ballots shall not be destroyed until after said con- 
test be fully terminated. 


CHAPTER XII. 
LICENSES. 


Section 1. — HAWKERS AND PEDDLERS. That it shall 
be unlawful for any person to exercise within the limits of said 
Village, the business of auctioneer, hawker or peddler, or’ to 
manage for gain a theatre, or any other exhibition, show or 
amusement, without first obtaining a license therefor from the 
Village Clerk. 


Sec. 2. — AUCTIONEER.—FOR LICENSE TO PURSUE THE 
BUSINESS OF AUCTION-EER $2.50 PER DAY. No person 
shall be considered as having the right to dispose of any 
goods, wares or merchandise whatever at public auction, when 
the same have been brought into the Village for the purpose 
of being disposed of in such manner, without first applying 
to the Village Clerk and procuring a license therefor. 


Sec. 3. — CIRCUS. For a license of any exhibition, circus 
or caravan, $10 for each day. 


Sec. 4. — THEATRES. For a license for any theatre, musi- 
cal party, concert, rope or wire dancing, puppets, wax figures, 
paintings, statuary, tricks of ledgerdemain, or any show or ex- 
hibition whatever, where money is charged for admission, from 
50 cents to ten dollars, shal! be charged for each day. 


Sec. 5. — HAWKERS. For hawkers and peddlers there shall 


2 VILLAGE ORDINANCES 


be charged the sum of one dollar per day, foot, and $2.00 other-. 
wise. 


Sec. 6. — CLERK MUST ISSUE. The Clerk of the Village 
Board is hereby authorized to grant license to all persons who 
may apply therefor, and who present to him a receipt of the 
Treasurer showing they have paid into the treasury a sum suffi- 
cient for the license for which they apply, and have otherwise 
complied with the ordinances of the Village thereto. 


Sec. 7.— PENALTY. Whoever shall violate or neglect to 
comply with the provisions of this ordinance shall be subject to 
a penalty of not less than three nor more than twenty-five dol- 
lars. 


Sec. 8. Whenever the amount to be charged for a license 
to pursue any business in said Village shall not be fixed by or- 
dinance, or the same shall not be certain, the Treasurer shall 
refer the matter to the President, and he shall fix the rate. All 
licenses shall be signed by the President, and countersigned by 
the Clerk of the Village, and attested by the corporate seal. 


Sec. 9. — TIME OF LICENSE.—TRANSFER. No license 
shall be granted for a time beyond the existence of the then 
pending municipal year, and no such license shall be assignable 
or transferable, nor shall any person do business under such 
license, except the person named therein as licensee. And all 
licenses may be revoked by the President for good cause. 


Sec. 10. — LICENSE TO BE POSTED. All licensees _ shall 
keep the same posted plainly in a conspicuous place in his office 
or place of business, and any person failing or neglecting so 
to do shall be fined not less than $3.00 nor more than $10.00 for 
each offense. 


Sec. 11. — POLICE. The Police Department shall enforce 
the provisions of this chapter, and see that all persons violat- 
ing the same are arrested and prosecuted for such violations. 


CHAPTER XIII. 
LICENSING AND SALE OF INTOXICATING LIQUORS. 


Section 1. RETAILING OF LIQUOR WITHOUT A _ LI- 
CENSE PROHIBITED. Any person who shall, by himself, his 
agent, clerk, or servant sell, barter, exchange, give away, or in 
any manner deal in or dispose of any intoxicating, malt, vinous, 
mixed or fermented liquors in quantities less than one gallon, 
within the corporate limits of the Village of St. Peter, without 
first having obtained a license so to do, as hereinafter provided 


VILLAGE OF ST. PETER. 23 


shall, upon conviction, be fined not less than twenty dollars, nor 
more than one hundred dollars, for each and every offense. 


Sec. 2. — NUMBER OF DRAM SHOPS LIMITED. No more 
than two licenses to sell, intoxicating liquor within the limits 
of the Village of St. Peter shall be granted, or exist at the same 
time. And two Dram Shops for the sale of intoxicating liquor 
within said Viillage is all that shall ever exist or be licensed 


by said Village to exist at one time. And no license to keep a 
Dram Shop within said Village shall be granted to any person, 
or corporation owning or interested in a Brewery, or in the bus- 
iness of wholesaling intoxicating liquors, or to any person who 
in fact, or by shift or device is in any way interested therein, 
or who in any way represents such Brewery, or person engag- 
ed in the business of wholesaling intoxicating liquors. And the 
Village of St. Peter and its officers have no power to license 
any such person to keep a Dram Shop in said Village. And all 
licenses granted by the Village, or its officers, contrary or in 
opposition to this section, are declared to be invalid and void. 


Sec. 3. — LICENSE. HOW OBTAINED.—BOND. Any per- 
son (not prohibited from being licensed to keep a Dram Shop in 
the Village of St. Peter as provided in Sec. 2 above), desiring 
a license to sell intoxicating liquor in less quantities than one 
gallon aforesaid, shall make application in writing to the Village 
Council of the Village of St. Peter therefor, stating the build- 
ing, and location thereof, in which the business is to be carried 
on, and produce evidence to satisfy said Council that the appli- 
cant is a person of good moral character, and that he does not 
come within one of the persons prohibited to be so licensed as 
set forth in Sec. 2 of this article. And shall submit to said Vil- 
lage Council the names of the surities who are to execute’ the 
bond and bonds required; whereupon the Village Council may, 
if it deems it to the best interest of said Village, by resolution, 
order a dram shop license to issue to said applicant (provided 
no more than two such licenses shallever exist atthe same time 
as provided in Sec. 2 above) Whhereupon said applicant shall 
execute a bond to the Village of St. Peter in the penal sum of 
$1000.00 with at least two good surities, free holders of the coun- 
ty of Fayette, to be approved by the Village Council, condition- 
ed for the faithful observance of all ordinances of the Village 
of St. Peter now in force or which may hereafter be passed and 
in force during the continuance of such license regulating or re- 
lating to the sale and traffic of intoxicating liquor. 

And such applicant shall also give bond in the penal sum of 
$3000.00 payable to the People of the State of Illinois, with at 
least two good and sufficient surities, free holders and residents 


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of said Fayette County, conditioned as provided in Section 5 of. 
Chapter 43 of the Revised Statutes of the State of Illinois en- 
titled Dram Shops, which bonds shall be approved by the Vil- 
lage Council, and filed with, and preserved by, the Village 
Clerk. 

Upon such applicant complying with the above requirements 
and upon his paying into the Village Treasury at the rate of $700 
per year for said license, he shall be entitled to receive a li- 
cense in due form for the purpose aforesaid (if he be not pro- 
hibited as above set forth in this article). Provided that all 
dram shop licenses granted hereunder shall expire at the end of 
the municipal year of the Village (which municipal year ends on 
the first Wednesday after the third Tuesday of April in each 
year) Provided further, that no license shall issue for a short- 
er time than 3 months unless the time between the date of such 
issuing and the end of that municipal year is less than 3 months, 
then in such case such license may be issued for a term ending 
with the then municipal year. 

And all licensees shall pay in advance the whole license fee 
for the whole period covered by such license. 


Sec. 4.—FORM OF LICENSE. The license above mention- 
ed shall state the License is for the sale of all intoxicating 
liquors, the time for which it is granted, the place and building 
in which such dramshop is to be conducted that such license is 
not assignable or transferable and is subject to be revoked by 
the Village Council as provided by ordinance. Which license may 
be in the following form: 


“By authority of the Village of St. Peter permission is here- 











by given to to keep a dram shop for the sale in less quanti- 
ties than 1 gallon of All intoxicating liquors in the 
building, situated in — in Block of in the Village of 








St. Peter, Fayette County, Dllinois, from the date hereof until 
the day of 19—, such bonds having been given, approvy- 
ed and filed as are required by the laws of the State of Illinois 
and the ordinances of said Village of St. Peter in such cases 
cases made and provided.” 











The said to be subject to all laws of the “State of 
Illinois and ordinances of the Village of St. Peter, which now, or 
hereafter may be, in force touching the premises. 

This license is not assignable or transferable and is sub- 
ject to be revoked by the Village Council of St. Peter, as pro- 
vided by its ordinances. The Village Council by resolution havy- 
ing ordered this license to issue. 


Given under our hands and the Corporate seal of the Vil- 


VILLAGE OF ST. PETER. 29 








lage of St. Peter this day of 
Bian) are Presidant: 


CNaare™Sealoias 6h Sie ely. oh. ee Village) Clerk: 


Sec. 5. — REVOCATION OF LICENSE. Any license so _ is- 
sued, may be revoked by the Village Council, upon written notice 
first given to such licensee, whenever it shall appear to the sat- 
isfaction of said Council that any person licensed has violated 
any of the ordinances of said Village concerning the keeping of 
dram shops and sale of intoxicating liquors, or any of the condi- 
tions of the bonds required of dram shop keepers. 


Sec. 6. — LICENSE TO BE POSTED UP—PENALTY. Every 
person licensed to keep a dram shop as aforesaid, shall, during 
all the time so licensed, place and keep such license conspicu- 
ously posted in the place of business of said dram shop. And any 
person so licensed who shall fail, neglect or refuse to keep at all 
times, his license so posted, shall be fined not less than $5.00 nor 
more than $25.00 for each such offense. 


Sec. 7. — MINORS SHALL NOT BE EMPLOYED. No per- 
son licensed to sell liquor or keep a dram shop as herein provid- 
ed, shall employ or suffer any minor to act as clerk, bar-tender 
or servant, in or about his saloon or place of business, and ev- 
ery violation of this section shall subject the person violating the 
same, to a penalty or fine of not less than $3.00 nor more than 
$25.00 for each offense. 


Sec. 8. — TO WHOM LIQUOR SHALL NOT BE SOLD OR 
GIVEN — PENALTIES. Any person licensed to keep a dram 
shop hereunder, who shall by himself, his agent or servant, direct- 
ly or indirectly, sell or give away intoxicating liquors to any 
idiot, insane or intoxicated person, or to any minor without’ the 
written order of his parent, guardian or family physician, shall be 
fined not less than $5.00 nor more than $50.00 for each offense. 


Sec. 9 — SELLING ETC. TO HABITUAL DRUNKARDS — 
PENALTY. It shall be unlawful for any person, whether dram 
shpo keeper or not, in said Village to sell or give away any in- 
toxicating liquors to any person who is drunk or intoxicated, or 
who is an habitual drunkard, and every person so offending shall 
be fined not less than $10. nor more than $100. for each offense. 


Sec. 10. — LOAFING AROUND DRAM SHOPS AFTER FOR- 
BIDDEN — PENALTY. Any minor, or habitual drunkard, or in- 
toxicated person, who shall loiter or remain in or around any 
dram shop, after being notified by the keeper of such dram shop, 
or policeman, or village constable, or any member of the Village 
Board, to quit the same, shall be fined not less than $5.00 nor 
more than $25.00 for each offense. 

Sec. 11. — INSTRUMENTAL MUSICAL PROHIBITED. No 


26 VILLAGE ORDINANCES 


instrumental music of any kind shall be played or suffered to 
be played in any dram shop, and no entertainment, such as danc- 
ing, sparring or boxing, shall be suffered in any dram shop. And 
every person so dancing, sparring or playing instrumental music, 
and the dram shop keeper who allows or permits the same, shall 
be fined not less than $5.00 nor more than $20.00 for each of- 
fense. 


See. 12. — OPENING AND CLOSING SALOONS. Every re- 
tailer of liquor, or dram shop keeper, licensed under these ordi- 
nances who shall keep open or permit to be kept open his place 
of business in the night time between the hours of 10 o’clock p. 
m. and 4 o’clock a. m. or shall permit any person to so keep 
the same open, or permit any person not an employee at said 
dram shop to enter or remain therein, between said hours, shall 
be fined not less than $10. nor more than $50. for each of<ense. 


Sec. 183. — SHALL BE CLOSED ON ELECTION DAY. No 
keeper of a dram shop shall on any general election or special 
election day, or on any day on which any city, town, county or 
state election is held within said village or in which the citizens 
of said village have a right to vote, keep open, or permit to be 
kept open, or permit any person to enter or remain in his dram 
shop or place of business, nor shall he on such day, sell or give 
away any intoxicating liquors, or permit any such liquor to be 
drank in his place of business, or in any room or place adjac- 
ent thereto, and subject to his control, and for every violation 
thereof he shall be fined not less than $5.00 nor more than $50. 


Sec. 14. — DRAM SHOP DEFINED. Any room, or _ place 
where any intoxicating liquors are sold, or given away, shall be 
deemed a dram shop. 

Sec. 15. — POLICE OR VILLAGE CONSTABLE TO _ EN- 
FORCE ORDINANCES. It shall be the duty of the Village Po- 
lice or Village Constable to enforce the provisions of these ordi- 
nances, and to arrest all persons violating these ordinances, and 
prosecute for all violations of the same, and for their neglect or 
refusal so to do, they may be removed from their said office by 
the President of said Village, or by a majority vote of the Trus- 
tees of said Village. 


CHAPTER XIV. 
SUITS, FINES, PENALTIES AND ENFORCING 
JUDGMENTS. 


Section 1. — BEFORE WHOM BROUGHT. All suits or ac- 
tion for the recovery of any fine, penalty or forieiture arising 
under the laws or ordinances of the Village of St. Peter, where 


VILLAGE OF ST. PETER. Pal 





the amount sued for, or in controversy does not exceed two hun- 
dred dollars, may be brought before any police magistrate, or jus- 
tice of the peace, in the Village. 


Sec. 2. — SHALL MAKE COMPLAINT FOR VIOLATION OF 
ALL ORDINANCES. When any violation of any law or ordi- 
nance of the Village shall come to the knowledge of the Village 
Marshal or Police, or to any member of the police force, he 
shall, without delay, make or cause to be made, the proper com- 
plaint before a Police Magistrate or Justice of the Peace, and 
cause the necessary w_tnesses to be subpoenaed, or other evi- 
dence procured for the successful prosecution of the offender. 


Sec. 3. — ACTIONS AGAINST INCORPORATED COMPAN- 
IES — HOW AND ON WHOM SERVICE MAY BE HAD. When 
any action shall be brought against any incorporated company 
for the violation of any law or ordinance of said Village, the 
Police Magistrate or Justice of the Peace before whom the com- 
plaint is made, shall issue a summons against the company 
stating therein the nature of the action or suit, which summons 
shall be returnable as other summons and may be executed by 
leaving a copy thereof with the president, secretary, superintend- 
ent or principal clerk of such company if any of them can be 
found, in the Village, and if not, then by leaving a copy with 
any clerk, conductor, paymaster or other agent to be found 
within the Village; and upon the return of such summons duly 
served, the Magistrate or Justice shall proceed to hear and de- 
termine the case in like manner as other cases are determined 
when a warrant is issued and the defendant arrested and 
brought into court. 


Sec. 4. —- SHALL MAKE AFFIDAVIT WHEN ARREST IS 
MADE WITHOUT WARRANT. No process shall be necessary 
when the person is legally arrested without warrant and brought 
before the court or magistrate, but the officer making such ar- 
rest shall make and file an affidavit, setting forth the cause, 
time and place of the arrest, and a memorandum thereof shall be 
entered upon the docket of the court. 


Sec. 5. — NO CASE TO BE DISMISSED FOR INFORMALI- 
TY. No suit or proceeding under the laws or ordinances of said 
Village shall be dismissed for any defect or informality in the 
complaint, if the offense is substantially alleged therein. And 
amendments may be allowed in all cases upon such terms as the 
magistrate or court shall deem just and reasonable. 


Sec. 6. — WHEN DEFENDANTS NAME IS UNKNOWN. If 
the name of any deZ‘endant is unknown, he may be designated, 
by any description by which he can with certainty be identified; 
and if, upon arrest, he shall refuse to disclose his true name, 


28 VILLAGE ORDINANCES 


he may be tried and convicted by the designation used in the 
complaint or warrant. But where the true name of any defendant 
is known to the magistrate, or can be ascertained by him, it 
shall be the duty of such magistrate, to place the same upon 
the docket. 


Sec. 7. — CONTINUANCE GRANTED FOR CAUSE. In all 
suits before Police Magistrates or Justices of the Peace, arising 
under the laws or ordinances of the village, continuance may 
be granted for good cause shown upon oath, in the discretion 
of the court; but in any such case, the defendant, if required, 
shall give bond and security for his appearance at the time 
fixed for trial, or remain in custody. 


Sec. 8. PERSONS ARRESTED MAY BE RELEASED ON 
BOND. Any person who may be arrested, or in the custody of 
any police officer, for a violation of any ordinance of the vil- 
lage, may be released from custody, or imprisonment by entering 
into a bond or recognizance before any Police Magistrate or 
Justice of the Peace of the village in such reasonable sum, and 
with such surety or surities, as may be required of him, con- 
ditioned for his appearance before the court named _. therein, 
at the time mentioned therein, to answer to the offense with 
which he may stand charged and not depart the court without 
leave. 


Sec. 9. — WHEN BOND FORFEITED. — PROCEEDINGS. 
When any person, being arrested or in custody, and having giv- 
en bond as aforesaid, shall fail to appear at the time and place 
when and where the suit is set for trial, the Magistrate, or Jus- 
tice of the Peace may proceed with the hearing of the cause, 
and hear the testimony on behalf of the Village, and render 
judgment by default for such amount as the court may deem 
just and proper under the evidence in the cause; and suit may 
be forthwith brought against the surity or surities on the de- 
fendant’s bond for the amount of the penalty’ thereof, and 
judgment rendered by the court for the same and all costs, or 
so much of such penalty aS may seem just and equitable, upon 
consideration of the facts and circumstances of the case. 


Sec. 10. — POLICE OFFICERS AS WITNESSES. All police 
officers making arrests shall attend as witnesses before the 
police court or courts, and shall produce all necessary evidence 
in their power, and furnish a list of all witnesses to the Magis- 
trate or City Attorney. But no cost of any kind shall be taxed 
against or collected of the Village in any court, and no police 
o-ficer shall be entitled to any witness fees in any action for a 
violation of any village ordinances. 


Sec. 11. — CONVICTION — COMMITMENT — LIMIT OF 


VILLAGE OF ST. PETER. 29 


TERM. That in all cases where any person may hereafter be 
convicted of a violation of any of the ordinances of said village 
and the amount of the fine and costs shall not be paid immedi- 
ately upon the rendition of judgment, the magistrate before 
whom the trial may be had, may commit the defendant, by war- 
rant of commitment to the village prison, workhouse or village 
calaboose, until such fines and costs be fully paid. Provided 
such commitment shall not exceed three months for any one of- 
fense. 

Sec. 12. — WHEN COMPLAINT IS MALICIOUS. If any per- 
son charged with any offense under the ordinance of the vil- 
lage shall, upon trial thereof be acquitted, and it shall satisfac- 
torily appear to the court, that the complaint or prosecution 
was instituted maliciously and without probable cause, judgment 
may be rendered against the complainant. or prosecuting’ wit- 
ness for the cost of the case, and execution issued for the col- 
lection of the same out of his goods and chattels. 


Sec. 138. — MAGISTRATES AND JUSTICES TO MAKE RE- 
PORTS. Every police magistrate or justice of the peace before 
whom any suit may be brought in the corporate name of the vil- 
lage for the recovery of any fines or penalties, shall on the Ist 
Mondays of June, September and March of each year, report to 
the Village Council, a detail list cf ail suits brought by him 
in the name of the village since his last report, with disposition 
made of each case, the amount of fine imposed, if any, the name 
of the officer charged with the collection of the same, the amount 
collected thereon, and also the amount collected since his last 
report on any judgment for any fine imposed prior to such re- 
port; and if any police magistrate or justice of the peace shall 
fail to make report as herein required, he shall be liable to an 
action on his ofiicial bond for any loss or damage to the village 
resulting from such failure or neglect. 


Sec. 14. — MAGISTRATES AND JUSTICES TO PAY OVER. 
— COMPELLED BY SUIT. Each police magistrate or justice 
of the peace, or other such officer collecting fines, costs, or 
money on account of the village, shall pay the same into the 
Village Treasury on 1st Mondays of June, September and 
March of each year. If any such magistrate or justice of the 
peace shall neglect or refuse to pay over the amount of any 
fine or moneys collected by him for the use of the village, as 
herein required, legal proceeding may be commenced at any time 
to compel such payment, and it shall be the duty of the Presi- 
dent, or any member of the Trustees, after notice given and a 
reasonable time has elapsed without payment, to bring suit, in 
the name of the village, in some court of competent jurisdiction, 
against the delinquent officer and his securities. 


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Sec. 15. — FAILURE OF JUSTICES OR MAGISTRATES TO 
HOLD COURT. If any police magistrate or justice of the peace 
shall neglect or refuse to hold a police court at any reasonable 
time, when so required, or shall fail to pay into the Village 
Treasury, any moneys collected by him for the use of the cor- 
poration, or to make his reports as hereinbefore required, the 
Village. Council may order all suits in the name of the village 
for the recovery of any fine or penalty, to be brought before some 
other justice of the peace. 


Sec. 16. — POLICE TO MAKE REPORT ON EXECUTION. 
It shall be the duty of every police officer receiving any execu- 
tion for the collection of any fine or penalty, to render to the 
police magistrate or justice of the peace issuing the same, on 
the first day of each month, a statement in writing in relation 
to what has been done with said execution and the amount of 
money paid thereon, if any, and such statement shall be filed 
by the magistrate or justice of the peace with the village treas- 
urer at the time of making his reports to the Village Council. 
In case of the failure of any police officer to render the state- 
ment herein required, the Village Council may charge the amount 
of the uncollected execution against such officer so failing to re- 
port, and deduct the same from his salary. 


Sec. 17. — PRISONER TO WORK ON STREETS. Any per- 
son upon whom any fine or penalty shall be imposed for the 
violation of any ordinance of said Village, which now is or here- 
after may be in force, shall, upon the order of the justice of the 
peace or police magistrate before whom the conviction is had, be 
committed to the village prison, or other place which is now, or 
hereafter may be, provided by the village for the incarceration 
of offenders, who shall therein be imprisoned and incarcerated 
until such fine, penalty, and costs shall be fully paid. Provided, 
that no such imprisonment shall exceed three months for any 
one offense, and when an able bodied male person shall be com- 
mitted to the village prison or other place which now is or here- 
after may be provided by the village for the incarceration of of- 
fenders for the non-payment of any fine or penalty, it shall be 
the duty of the Village Marshal to take such person and deliver 
him, with a copy of the execution, indorsed with the amount of 
fines and costs, into the custody of the Village Street Commis- 
sioner, and the Village Street Commissioner shall receive such 
person into his custody and compel such person to labor on the 
streets and alleys of said Village for eight hours each day and 
shall credit him with one dollar and fifty cents for each day he 
shall diligently labor, and shall discharge him when he shall have 
labored out his fine and cost. 


VILEAGH OFGST: PETER. 31 


Sec. 18. — PRISONER TO BE RETURNED FOR SAFE 
KEEPING. The Street Commissioner having received any per- 
son into his charge for the purpose of working out his fine and 
costs as aforesaid, shall commit such person to the village pris- 
on or calaboose for safe keeping when not laboring, and take 
him therefrom each day for the purpose of laboring. 


Sec. 19. — BALLS AND CHAINS. The Street Commissioner 
having a defendant in custody under this ordinance is hereby au- 
thorized and empowered to place and impose such restraints upon 
any person required to work out the amount of the fine and costs, 
as may be necessary and proper to prevent such person from 
escaping from the custody of said officer during the time that he 
is required to labor as aforesaid, and said officer may, in his dis- 
cretion, attach a ball and chain to any prisoner if he has rea- 
son to suspect that he will escape from his custody. 


Sec. 20. — REFUSAL OF PRISONER TO LABOR. — PEN- 
ALTY, Any person so committed who shall refuse to labor, or 
shall conduct himself in a disorderly manner, or shall refuse to 
obey the lawful orders of the Street Commissioner his assistant 
or deputy, or shall resist him or attempt, to escape, shall not be 
entitled to any credit upon his fine, and shall be re-committed 
to confinement until he consents to labor; and said Commission- 
er may attach a ball and chain to any such person in order to 
prevent his escape. 


Sec. 21. — DISCHARGE OF PRISONERS. Any person com- 
mitted as aforesaid may, at any time, pay the amount of the ex- 
ecution against him, and upon such payment being made, or up- 
on his laboring out the amount of his fine and costs, or other- 
wise being entitled to his discharge, the officer having him in 
custody shall, if requested, give him a written discharge and set 
him at lbierty. 

Sec. 22. — STREET COMMISSIONER TO NAME PRISON- 
ERS WORKED BY.HIM IN HIS REPORT. — ESCAPE OF. It 
shall be the duty of the Street Commissioner having any per- 
son in his charge or custody for the purpose of working out their 
fines upon the street, to report monthly to the Village Council, 
stating their names, with the amount of the finein each case, the 
manner of discharging the same, and the number of days labor 
performed by each. If any such person shall escape from his 
custody, he shall forthwith notify the Village Marshal. 


Sec. 23. — PRESIDENT MAY RELEASE PRISONER. The 
President of the Village shall have the power to release any per- 
son or persons who have been imprisoned for the violation of 
any ordinance of said Village, by giving to the person in charge 
or custody of such imprisoned person an order of release in 


32 VILLAGE ORDINANCES 


writing; and whenever the President shall release, any person 
so imprisoned as aforesaid, he shall report such release, with 
the cause thereof, to the Village Council at its next regular 
meeting thereof. 

Sec. 24. — VILLAGE PRISON. The President of the Village 
shall secure, or cause to be built and maintained, a suitable build- 
ing for the incarceration of prisoners, and persons who may be 
lawfully restrained or imprisoned. Which building when so _ se- 
cured, shall be known as the ‘“‘calaboose’’; And the keeper of 
said calaboose shall be the Village Constable or Village Police- 
man. 

See. 25. — ACTIONS—HOW BROUGHT. All actions for the 
recovery of any fine, or to enforce any penalty, under the ordi- 
nances of the Village of St. Peter, shall be brought in the cor- 
porate name of said Village as plaintiff. 

Sec. 26. — MODE OF TRIAL. — JURY. No person shall be 
imprisoned for non-payment of fine or judgment in any civil, crim- 
inal, or quash-criminal or qui-tam action, except upon conviction 
by jury; provided that the defendant or defendants in any such 
action may waive a jury trial by executing a formal waiver in 
writing; and provided further that this provision shall not be 
construed to apply to fines inflicted for contempt of court. And 
provided further, that when such waiver of jury is made, impris- 
onment may follow judgment of the court without conviction by 
ww dury; 


CHAPTER XV. 
MISDEMEANORS. 


Sec. 1. — ASSAULT AND BATTERY. — PENALTY. Who- 
ever shall commit an assault, or an assault and battery upon the 
person of another within the limits of the Village of St. Peter 
shall, upon conviction, be fined not less than $5.00 nor more than 
$100.00. 

Sec. 2. — DISTURBANCE. Whoever within the limits of the 
Village of St. Peter, wilfully disturbs the peace and quiet of any 
neighborhood or family by loud and unusual noise, or by tumul- 
tuous or offensive carriage, threatening, traducing, challenging 
to fight, or fighting, shall be fined not exceeding $100.00. 

Sec. 3. — DRUNKENESS. Any intoxicated person found in 
any street, highway or other place, or found disturbing the 
peace of the public, or of his or any other family in any private 
building or place within the limits of the Village of St. Peter, 
shall for the first offense be fined not more than $5.00, and up- 
on subsequent conviction, not exceeding $25.00. 


VILLAGE OF ST. PETER. 33 


Sec. 4. — INDECENCY. Whoever shall be guilty of open 
lewdness, disorderly conduct, or other notorious act of public in- 
decency within the limits of the Village of St. Peter, shall be 
fined not exceeding $200.00. 

Sec. 5. —- INDECENT EXHIBITS. Whoever shall indecently 
exhibit any stud horse or jack or bull, or let any stud or jack 
to any mare or mares, or any: such bull to any cow or cows with- 
in the limits of this Village, unless in some enclosed place out 
of public view, said place to be first approved by the Village Coun- 
cil, or shall keep such horse, jack or bull, enclosed in any 
lot or pen or place unless such lot or place is sufficient to ob- 
struct them from view, shall be fined not exceeding $25.00. 


Sec. 6. — DISTURBANCE. Whoever disturbs or willfully in- 
terrupts any school or other assembly of people met for a law- 
ful purpose within the limits of the Village of St. Peter, shall 
be fined not exceeding $100.00. 

Sec. 7. — HOUSE OF ILL-FAME. Whoever, within the lim- 
its of the Village of St. Peter, keeps or maintains a house or 
ill-fame, or place for the practice of lewdness or: prostitution, or 
whoever patronizes the same, or lets any house, room or other 
premises for any such purpose, or shall keep a common, ill-gov- 
erned house, or disorderly house, shall be fined not exceeding 
$200.00. 


Sec. 8. — DEFACING PROPERTY. Whoever within the Vil- 
lage ot St. Peter shall wilfully, maliciously or negligently break, 
deface, destroy, or otherwise injure any public property of the 
State, County or Village, or any private property, or shall at any 
time without the consent of the owners, molest or disturb any 
gate, box or sign, or other property, public or private, shall be 
subject to a penalty of not less than $1.00 nor more than $50.00 
for each offense. 


Sec. 9. — GAMING. Whoever, within the limits of the Village 
of St. Peter, shall. play for money or other valuable thing, at 
any game with cards, dice, checks, or at billiards or with any 
other article which may be used for the purpose of playing or 
betting upon, or winning or losing money or any other thing or 
article of value, or shall bet on any game others may be playing, 
shall be fined not less than $1.00 nor more than $100.00. 


Sec. 10. — CRUELTY TO ANIMALS. Whoever, within the 
Village of St. Peter shall inhumanly, cruelly or unnecessarily 
beat, abuse or otherwise maltreet any dumb animal, shall be fin- 
ed not less than three nor more than two hundred dollars. 


Sec. 11. — FAST TRAINS. Whenever any railroad corpora- 
tion shall by itself or agent, run any train, locomotive, engine or 
car at a greater rate of speed through the corporate limits of 


34 _ VILLAGE ORDINANCES 


the Village of St. Peter than 12 miles per hour for passenger 
trains, and 8 miles per hour for other trains, engines or cars, 
shall be subject to a penalty of not less than fifty dollars or 
more than two hundred dollars, and shall be liable to the per- 
sons aggrieved for all damages done the person or property by 
such train, locomotive, engine or car, and the same shall be pre- 
sumed to have been by the negligence of said corporation or 
their agents. 


Sec. 12. — BALL PLAYING. ‘Whoever, shall at any place in 
said Village fly kites, throw stones or missles, trundle hoops, 
play ball or engage in any sport likely to frighten horses, in- 
jure passengers, or obstruct the business of other persons, shall 
be fined not more than ten dollars. 


Sec. 13. — OBSCENE WRITING. Whoever, within the lim- 
its .of the Village of St. Peter, shall in any place open to pub- 
lic view, write, draw, mark, cut, carve or make any vulgar, ob- 
scene or indecent work or sentence, design or figure, shall be 
fined not less than three or more than one hundred dollars. , 


Sec. 14. — POSTING BILLS. Whoever shall within the ,lim- 
its of the Village of St. Peter, stick, paste, put up, or place 
upon, any building or other object, any hand bill, showbill or ad- 
vertisement, without the consent of the owner, shall be subject 
to a penalty not to exceed ten dollars. 


Sec. 15. — UNFASTENED TEAMS. Whoever within the lim- 
its of the Village of St. Peter, shall leave standing any horse, 
mule or any team of either animals, in harness or attached to 
any wagon, carriage, cart or vehicle, so that the same may be 
liable to run away, shall be subject to a fine of not less than 
one nor more than twenty-five dollars. 


Sec. 16. — OBSTRUCTING STREETS. Whoever, within the 
limits of the Village of St. Peter, shall incumber or obstruct any 
street, alley or sidewalk with any article or thing: whatever, with- 
out first obtaining permission in writing from the President or 
Street Commissioner, shall be fined not less than one nor more 
than ten dollars. 

Sec. 17. — TEARING UP SIDEWALKS. Whoever shall in- 
jure or tear up any sidewalk, or. crosswalk or any part thereof; 
or dig any hole, ditch or drain in, or dig or remove any sod or 
earth from any street, or from any public ground of said Village, 
without first having obtained the written permission of the Pres- 
ident or Street Commissioner, shall be fined not less than one 
nor more than one hundred dollars. 

Sec. 18. — MUTILATING HANDBILLS. Whoever shall wil- 
fully and maliciously tear down, mutilate and deface or render 
illegible any notice, handbill or poster lawfully posted on any 


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street, alley, avenue or other place in said Village shall be fined 
not less than three nor more than two hundred dollars. 


Sec. 19. — REFUSING TO AID IN ARRESTS. Whoever, 
within the limits of the Village of St. Peter, shall refuse to aid 
in the arrest of any offender, when ordered to do so by the Vil- 
lage Constable, or any conservator of the peace, shall be fined 
not less than three nor more than one hundred dollars. 


Sec. 20. — HELPING PRISONERS TO ESCAPE. Whoever, 
within the limits of the Village of St. Peter, shall aid, abet or 
encourage the rescue or escape from prison, of any person legal- 
ly committed thereto, or shall supply or attempt to supply any 
such person with any weapon or intoxicating liquors, or with any 
implements or means of escape while in prison or in the legal 
custody of any officer of said Village, shall be fined not less 
than three nor more than one hundred dollars. 


Sec. 21. — DRIVING ON WALKS. Whoever § shall ride or 
drive upon any sidewalk of said Village any horse or other ani- 
mal in such manner as to break or injure such sidewalk, shall 
be fined not less than three, ncr more than one hundred dollars. 


Sec. 22. — FALSE ALARMS. Whoever within the limits of 
the Village of St. Peter, shall make a false alarm of fire, or 
any false cry for assistance, shall be subject to a penalty of not 
less than five nor more than twenty-five dollars. 


Sec. 23. — DISTURBANCE. Whoever on Sunday, within the 
limits of the Village of St. Peter, shall keep open any place of 
amusement, or shall permit any person to assemble therein for 
the purpose of amusement, or whoever shall disturb the peace or 
good order of society by any play or amusement, shall be sub- 
ject to a penalty of not less than five nor over fifty dollars. 


Sec. 24. — FALSE REPRESENTATION. Whoever, within 
the Village of St. Peter, shall falsely represent himself to be 
an officer of the said Village, or shall without authority exer- 
cise or attempt to exercise any powers, duties or functions of 
any Village officer, shall be subject to a penalty cf not less than 
three nor more than one hundred dollars. 

Sec. 25. — NEGLECT OF DUTY BY OFFICER. Any officer 
of said Village who in said Village shall willfully fail, neglect or 
refuse to perform any duties required of him by any ordinance 
of said Village, or shall be guilty of any misfeasance or malfeas- 
ance, or improper conduct, in the discharge of the duties of his 
office, shall be subject to a penalty of not less than five nor more 
than one hundred dollars. 

Sec. 26. — GETTING ON TRAINS. It shall be unlawful for 
any person to get upon or hold to any car, engine or tender, 
while the same is in motion, on any road within the corporate 
limits of the Village of St. Peter, under a penalty of not less 





36 VILLAGE ORDINANCES 


than three dollars for each offense, unless the person be an em- 
ploye or passenger on said train. 


Sec. 27. — FAST DRIVIVING. Whoever, within the Village 
of St. Peter, shall purposely,heedlessly, rapidly or immodestly 
ride or drive any horse, mule or cattle or other like animals or 
team in such manner as to be dangerous to persons or property 
in the Village, shall be subject to a penalty not exceeding one 
hundred dollars. 


See. 28. — UNLAWFUL ASSEMBLY. Any two or more per- 
sons who shall assemble for the purpose of disturbing the peace 
or committing any unlawful act, and who shall not disperse when 
commanded by any officer of the peace, shall be subject to a 
fine of not less than three nor. more than one hundred dollars. 

Sec. 29. — ABETTORS. Whoever, within the limits of the 
Village of St. Peter, shall abet or encourage an unlawful act or 
any violation of any ordinance of said Village, shall be subject 
to a penalty of not less than three nor more than one hundred 
dollars. 


Sec. 30. — DISCHARGE OF FIREARMS. Whoever shall in 
any part of said Village, fire or discharge any cannon, gun, pis- 


tol, or other firearm, or shall set off, fire, or explode any tor- 
pedo, fire cracker, fire-ball, rocket or other fire-works whatever, 


or shall make or kindle any bonfire, shall be subject to a 
fine of not less than three dollars nor more than one hundred 
dollars. Provided, however, that such shall not be prohibited on 
national holidays, and the celebration of public and general events. 


See. 31. — TREES. Whoever shall cut, hack, bruise, break 
or otherwise injure any ornamental, shade or other tree or shrub 
bery within said Village, shall be subject to a fine of not less 
than three nor more than one hundred dollars. 

Sec. 32. — CARRYING CONCEALED WEAPONS. Whoever 
shall within the corporate limits of the Village of St. Peter, 
wear, or carry concealed about his person, any pistol, revolver, 
sling shot, metallic knucks, bowie knife, dirk, razor as a wea- 
pon, or other dangerous or deadly weapon, or flourish such weap- 


on in a threatening or boisterous manner shall on conviction be 
fined not less than $10.00 nor more than $100.00. Provided, the 
provisions of this section shall not apply to any Policeman or 
Village Constable, or other Peace Officer of said Village while 
in the discharge of his duty, norto any person authorized by any 
such officer to aid him in making an arrest or preserving the 
peace. 

Sec. 88. — HITCHING HORSES. Whoever shall hitch or tie 
any horse or other animal to any lamp post, telegraph post, hand 
railing or banister around any public well, or sidewalk in said 
Village shall be subject to a penalty of not less than three nor 
more than ten dollars. 


VILLAGE OF ST. PETER. 37 





Sec. 34. — DRIVING HORSES: Whoever shall ride, drive or 
lead any horse, mule, cow or other animal through the public 
park or on any walk whether, made of boards, stone or gravel, 
shall be subject to a penalty of not less than five nor more than 
ten dollars. 


Sec. 35. — PLAYING BALL. Whoever shall throw or throw 
and catch or play ball on the street or alleys of said Village to 
the annoyance of others, shall be subject to a fine of not less 
than three nor more than ten dollars. 

Sec. 36. — BARBED WIRE. Whoever shall place on or with- 
in a less distance than one foot of any sidewalk, any barbed 
wire, oil barrel or other thing liable to soil or injure clothing 
of passersby, in said Village shall be subject to a fine of not 
less than three or more than ten dollars. 

Sec. 37. — GAMING TO ANNOY OTHERS. Whoever shall 
, play any game of cards or any other game to the annoyance of 
others in any public or private place in said Village, shall be 
subject to a fine of not less than three nor more than ten dol- 
lars. 

Sec. 38—CHALLENGING TO FIGHT, &c. If any person shall 
within the Village of St. Peter, challenge another to fight, or 
shall threaten, or traduce another, or shall indulge in any con- 
duct toward another tending to provoke a disturbance of the 
peace, the person so offending shall upon conviction be fined not 
less than three dollars nor more than ten dollars for each of- 
fense. | 

Sec. 39. — ALLOWING ANIMALS TO STAND WITHOUT 
PROPER FEED, CARE, ETC. If any person shall within the Vil- 
lage of St. Peter, keep any horse or mule or cattle, tied or stand- 
ing out in the streets or alleys of said Village, or at any oth- 
er place in said Village without proper feed or water, or care, 
for more than six consecutive hours, such person shall be fined 
not more than $10.00 for each such offense. 

Sec. 40. — NO CHAIRS, ETC., ALLOWED IN DRAM SHOPS. 
Every person who keeps a Dram Shop, or place where intoxicat- 
ing liquors are sold or given away within the Village of St. Pe- 
ter, who keeps or suffers to be kept therein, any chairs or table, 
shall for every such offense, be fined not less than $5.00 nor 
more than $25.00. 

Sec. 41. — DRAM SHOPS NOT TO BE OPENED ON’ SUN- 
DAY. Whoever shall keep open, or suffer to be kept open, in 
the Village of St. Peter, any Dram Shop, or place where intoxi- 
cating liquor is sold or given away on the first day of the week 
commonly called Sunday, or whoever shall permit such Dram Shop 
to be kept open on any Sunday shall for every such of’ense be 
fined not less than $10.00 nor more than $25.00. 


38 VILLAGE ORDINANCES 


See. 42. That any place within the limits of the Village of 
St. Peter, where hop-ale, hop-mead, malt beer, gingerale, neer 
beer, cider, white ribbon beer, and.other drinks of a similar kind 
or character are sold or given away either directly or indirect- 
ly in any quantity whatever, is hereby declared to be a nuisance, 
and every owner, keeper, lessee or occupant of such premises, 
who shall neglect or refuse to abate such nuisance within twenty- 
four hours after being notified in writing so to do by the Pres- 
ident, Village Police or Village Constable of said Village shall on 
conviction thereof, forfeit and pay to the Village of St. Peter, 
a sum not less than Ten ($10.00) nor more than Fifty ($50.00) 
dollars for each day he shall refuse or neglect to remove or abate 
the same. 


Sec. 48. That any place or room within the Village of St. Pe- 
ter, where hop-ale, hop-mead, malt beer, neer beer, gingerale, ci- 
der, or other drinks of a similar kind or character are sold or 
given away either directly or indirectly in any quantity whatev- 
er, or in which place the owner, occupant, lessee or keeper 
thereof, has a license from the United States Government to 
vend or sell intoxicating liquors at such place shall be deemed 
and the same is hereby declared to be a nuisance, and every 
owner, keeper, lessee, occupant, or other person engaged in such 
sale or giving away such drinks at such place, and who shall 
neglect or refuse to abate such nuisance within twenty-‘our hours 
after being notified in writing by the President, Village Police 
or Village Constable, of said Village so to do, shall on conviction 
thereof, forfeit and pay to the Village of St. Peter, a sum not 
less than Ten dollars ($10.00) nor more than Fifty’ dollars 
($50.00), for each day he shall so refuse or neglect to remove or 
abate such nuisance. 


Sec. 44. Every person who shall either as principal or ser- 
vant keep any room or place within the Village of St. Peter, where 
hop-ale, hop-mead, neer beer, malted beer, cider, white ribbon 
beer, or other drinks of a similar kind or character, are sold or 
given away, in any quantity whatever, either directly or indirect- 
ly to be drank on the premises, and in or for which room or place 
a license has been granted by the United States Government, for 
the sale of intoxicating liquors at such place or room, shall be 
deemed to be guilty of maintaining a public nuisance at such 
place in said Village, and upon conviction thereof, such person 
shall forfeit and pay a fine to the Village of St. Peter of a sum 
of not less than Ten ($10.00) dollars, nor more than Fifty 
($50.00) dollars, for each day such person shall keep or main- 
tain such nuisance within the limits of said Village. Provided how- 
ever, that nothing contained in the last three preceding sections 


VILLAGE OF ST. PETER. 39 


shall affect or apply to any person who is the keeper of a dram 
shop, under a license from the Village of St. Peter to keep a 
dram shop, from selling or giving away any or the above named 
drinks in his place of business during the time he is so licens- 
ed to sell intoxicating liquors. 


CHAPTER XVI. 


Section 1. — GRADES AND SIDEWALKS. That the grade 
of sidewalks within the Village of St. Peter, unless otherwise 
ordered, shall be the same as the grade of the _ streets on 
which they are laid; and if the grade of the streets has not, been 
established by resolution or ordinance the sidewalks may follow 
the natural grade of the streets. Provided that in laying down 
sidewalks all trifling inequalities shall be corrected either by 
filling in or cutting down as the case may be. 


Sec. 2. — WALKS IN FRONT OF BUSINESS PROPERTY. 
The width of all sidewalks except those in front of business 
property shall be established by resolution or ordinance, and at 
entrances of lots, yards, or alleys which may be used for’ the 
transit of horses, cattle, or vehicles of any description, the side- 
walks shall be made of concrete or brick. 


Sec. 3. — WIDTH. Sidewalks in front of business property 
shall be six feet wide 
Sec. 4. — DOORS. — GATES. All gates and doors along 


the sidewalk of said Village shall be made to open toward the 
inside of the adjacent premises, and any person failing to com- 
ply with the requirements, shall be subject to a penalty of not 
‘less than one, nor more than ten dollars. 

Sec. 5. — CELLAR DOORS ETC. No person shall keep or 
leave open any cellar door or grating of any vault on any street 
or sidewalk in said village or suffer the same to be kept open 
or uncovered under a penalty of not less than $5.00 nor more 
than $50.00 for each offense. 

Sec. 6. — MANURE AND RUBBISH IN STREETS. Who- 
ever shall deposit or leave any manure or rubbish of any kind 
in or upon the streets or sidewalks of the Village of St. Peter, 
shall be fined for each off2nse, not less than $5.00, nor more 
than $20.00. 


CHAPTER XVII. 
DOGS. 
Sec. 1. — FEROCIOUS DOG — BITCH. The owner of any 


40 VILLAGE ORDINANCES 





ferocious dog who shall knowingly allow the same to run at 
large in the Village of St. Peter, or who shall allow any bitch 
to run at large in said village to the annoyance of another, shall 
be fined not less than $3.00 nor more than $10.00 for each  of- 
fense. 


Sec. 2. — MUZZLE DOGS. The President may, whenever 
he may deem it proper so to do, issue a proclamation, which 
shall be publicly posted, requiring all persons owning or harbor- 
ing any dog to confine or securely muzzle each dog for such 
length of time as may be required. And any dog found running 
at large or unconfined and not so muzzled shall be seized, or 
killed by the Police Department, and every person found violat- 
ing this ordinance shall be fined not less than $5.00 nor more 
than $15.00 for each offense. 


CHAPTER XVIII. 
ANIMALS RUNNING AT LARGE. 


Sec. 1. — HORSES, MULES, COWS, HOGS, GEESE. It 
shall be unlawful for any animal of the species of the horse, 
mule, ass, cow, hog, sheep or goat, or for any geese to run at 
large within the corporate limits of the village of St. Peter and 
such animal, goose or geese, so running at large is hereby 
deemed to be a nuisance. 


Sec. 2. — PENALTY. Whoever shall permit any animal 
named in the foregoing section owned by him or her or under 
his or her control, to run at large in the Village of St. Peter, 
‘shall be deemed guilty of creating or maintaining a nuisance. 
and shall be fined not less than one nor more than ten dollars. 


Sec. 3. — CONSTABLE TO IMPOUND STOCK. It shall be 
the duty of any Village Constable or any Village Officer to take 
up any and all such animals named in the foregoing sections so 
found running at large and place them in the Village Pound or 
in some suitable inclosure in said Village, and have the same 
properly fed and cared for and to keep the same in custody un- 
til all costs incurred in taking up and Keeping the same are 
paid, or until the same shall have been sold in conformity with 
the provisions of this ordinance. 


Sec. 4. — PROCEEDINGS ON IMPOUNDING. Whenever any 
such animal is found running at large in said Village the officer 
taking the same up and impounding the same _ shall post up 
three notices in public places in said Village, describing said an- 
imal and notifying the owner thereof to call for same and pay 
the fees and charges due for taking-up, impounding and feeding 


VILLAGE OF ST. PETER. 41 


same. And if the owner does not appear and claim said an- 
imal and pay said charges, then a suit shall be brought against 
the owner of said animal if known, if not known, then against 
the unknown owner of said animal, for the fine, fees and costs 
of feeding, etc., and said court shall try said cause as_ other 
suits and if the judgment rendered in said cause be not paid, 
said animal may be sold to pay said judgment, there being a 
lien declared against such animal for the payment of said judg- 
ment. 


Sec. 5. — FEES. The fees of the Village Officer for his 
services for carrying out the provisions of this. ordinance shall 
be as follows, to-wit: For taking up each animal of the species 
of the horse, cow, mule or ass, fifty cents, and for taking care 
of the same exclusive of the amount of necessary food, twenty- 
five cents per day; and for taking up each animal of the hog, 
sheep or goat species, twenty-five cents, and for each goose 
twenty cents per head, and for taking care of the same ex- 
clusive of necessary feed, ten cents per day. 


Sec. 6. — RESISTANCE OF OFFICER, ETC. If any person 
shall release or attempt to release or rescue any animal seized 
or impounded, he shall for every offense, be fined not less than 
five nor more than fifty dollars. 


CHAPTER XIX. 
POLICE MAGISTRATE: 


Sec. 1. — MAGISTRATE. There shall be elected on, the third 
Tuesday of April A. D. 1910 and quadranually thereafter, a Po- 
lice Magistrate for said Village who shall give bond, qualify and 
have the same jurisdiction as other justices. Said Police Magis- 
trate shall within 20 days after his election, give bond in the 
sum of $2,000 to be filed with and approved by the County Clerk, 
and shall be commissioned by the Governor and hold his office 
for a term of four years, and shall have the same jurisdiction 
and fees as other justices of the peace. 


CHAPTER XxX. 
BOARD OF HEALTH. 


Section 1. — COMPOSITION OF. The Board of Health shall 
consist of the Committee on Buildings and Health. 


Sec. 2. — GENERAL SUPERVISION. Said Board shall ex- 
ercise general supervision over the public health of the Village; 


42 VILLAGE ORDINANCES 


Cause’ all. nuisances to be abated or removed which are detri- 
mental to health or comfort. 


Sec. 3. — QUARANTINING DISEASES. The Board of Health 
may cause any person in the Village having any contagious, infec- 
tious’ or pestilential disease to be removed to some safe place 
and proper place, within or without of said Village, and shall 
provide suitable medical and other attendance at the expense of 
diseased person,if he be able to pay same, and if not, then at the 
expense of the Village, and may order such diseased or infect- 
ed person to remain at the place so provided until permitted 
by said Board of Health to remove therefrom. And any person 
so quarrantined who shall absent himself from the place so pro- 
vided during the time so prohibited, shali for each offense on 
conviction thereof be fined not less than $25.00 nor more 
than $200. 





CHAPTER XXI. 
POLL TAX. 


Section 1. Every able-bodied male inhabitant of the Village 
of St. Peter above the age of 21 years and under the age of 50 
years (excepting paupers, idiots, lunatics, and such others asare 
exempt by law) are required to labor on the streets and alleys 
of the Village of St. Peter, two days in each year, under the sup- 
ervision and direction cf the Street Commissioner, as provided 
by ordinance. Provided, however, any inhabitant subject to so 
labor, may commute for such labor by paying to the Street Com- 
missioner 75 cents for each day so required to labor. 


I, J. A. Neubauer, Village President, of the Village of St. 
Peter, approve the foregoing ordinances duly passed, by the 
Village Council this day, and I this day approve the same. 

Dated this 6th day of December 1909. 

J. A. NEUBAUER, Village President. 





Miscellaneous Ordinances. 


An Ordinance Providing for the Adoption and Publication of 
the General Ordinances of the Village of St. Peter. 

Be it ordained by the President and Board of Trustees of 
the Village of St. Peter. 


See. 1. That the foregoing chapters prepared by the author- 
ity and under the direction of the Village Council of the Village 
of St. Peter, numbered from 1 to 21 both inclusive and more 


VILLAGE OF ST. PETER. 43 


particularily described by their respective titles as follows, to- 
wit: 


Chapter 1. Corporate Limits, section 1. 

Chapter 2. Corporate Seal, etc. Sections 1 to 2 inclusive. 

Chapter 3. Officers, sections 1 to 5 inclusive. 

Chapter 4. Village President, sections 1 to 11 inclusive. 

Chapter 5. Village Council, sections 1 to 17 inclusive. 

Chapter 6. Village Clerk, sections 1 to 13 inclusive. 

Chapter 7. Police Department, sections 1 to 4 inclusive. 

Chapter 8. Village Treasurer, sections 1 to 8 inclusive. 
9. 


Chapter Street Commissioner, sections 1 to 13 inclusive. 
Chapter 10. Salaries, Section 1. 
Chapter 11. Elections, sections 1 to 20 inclusive. 
Chapter 12. Licenses, sections 1 to 11 inclusive. 
Chapter 13. Licensing and sale of Intoxicating Liquors, sec- 
tions 1 to 15 inclusive. 
Chapter 14. Suits, Fines, Penalties and Enforcing Judg- 
ments, sections 1 to 26 inclusive. 
Chapter 15. Misdemeanors, sections 1 to 44 inclusive. 
Chapter 16. Sidewalks, sections 1 to 6 inclusive. 
Chapter 17. Dogs, sections 1 to 2 inclusive. 
Chapter 18. Animals Running at Large, sections 1 to 6 in- 
clusive. 
Chapter 19. Police Magistrate, section 1. 
Chapter 20. Board of Health, sections 1 to 3 inclusive. 
Chapter 21. Poll Tax, section 1. 


And which have been heretofore ordained as the ordinances 
of the Village of St. Peter, are hereby declared to be the 
general ordinances of the Village of St. Peter, and it is fur- 
ther ordered that the said Chapters and ordinances above men- 
tioned be forthwith published in book form by authority of the 
Village Council of the Village of St. Peter, and when so _ pub- 
lished shall be received in all courts and _ other places without 
further proof and that the same be Known and designated as the 
General Ordinances of the Village of St. Peter of 1909. 


Sec. 2. This ordinance shall be in force from and after its 
passage and approval. 


I, J. A. Neubauer, Village President of the Village of St. 
Peter, approve the foregoing ordinances duly passed this day 
by the Village Council of St. Peter, and endorse my approval 
thereof herein. 

Dated this 6th day of Dacember 1909. 

(Village Seal.) 


Attest:—JOHN F. KRUSE, J. A. NEUBAUER, 
Village Clerk. Village President. 


44 VILLAGE ORDINANCES 


STATE OF ILLINOIS, } 
Fayette County, Ss. 
Village of St. Peter. 

I, John F. Kruse, Village Clerk of the said Village of St. 
Peter, hereby certify that the foregoing ordinances is a_ true 
copy of the General ordinances of the Village of St. Peter’ passed 
by the Village Council of said Village at a regular meeting there- 
of, held on the 6th day of December 1909, and duly approved by 
the President of said Village on the 6th day of December 1909. 
And duly recorded in the office of the Village Clerk of said Vil- 
lage, and also a true copy of an ordinance of said Village pro- 
viding for the Publication of said General ordinances, passed 
by said Village Council on the 6th day of December 1909, and 
duly approved by the President of said Village, on said 6th day 
of December 1909. And duly recorded in the Clerks office of said 
Village. 

And that said ordinance is hereby published in book form by 
the authority of the Village Council of the said Village of St. 
Peter. 

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed 
the corporate seal of said Village of St. Peter. This 6th day of 
December 1909. 

(Village) JOHN F. KRUSE, 

(SEAL.) Village Clerk. 


VILLAGE OF ST. PETER. 45 


APPENDIX. 


The Revised Statutes of Ill. Chp. 24, Art. 7, Sec. 2, provides 
as follows: 

“The Board of Trustees of Villages, shall within the first 
quarter of each fiscal year, pass an ordinance, to be termed the 
annual appropriation bill, in which such corporate authorities 
may appropriate such sums of money as may be deemed necess- 
ary to defray all expenses and _ liabilities of such corproation; 
and in such ordinance shall specify the objects and purposes 
for which such appropriations are made and the amount appro- 
priated for each object or purpose. 


See also your ordinances, sec. 11, p. 16. 


The fiscal year of the Village of St. Peter begins on the 
first Wednesday after the third Tuesday of April in each year. 


See St. Peter ordinances, Sec. 17, p. 9. 


Rev. Stat. Ill. Chap. 24, Art. 8, Sec. 1, as. amended in 1909. 

Says, The aggregate of the Village Taxes, to be levied for 
any one year, shall not exceed 1 2-10 per cent. of the aggregate 
valuation of all of the taxable property within the Village, subject 
to taxation, as ascertained and equalized by the State Board of 
Equalization, for the current year. Yet where there is a bonded 
debt an additional amount may be raised to pay such bonded debt 
or the interest thereon. 


FORM OF APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE. 


Ordinance, No. —_—_——. 

Annual Appropriation Ordinance. 

Be it ordained by the President and board of Trustees, of 
the Village of St.- Peter: 

Section one.. That the following sums, or so much thereof 
as may be duly authorized by law, be and the same are hereby 
appropriated for Corporate purposes of the said Village of St. 
Peter, as hereinafter” specified, for the fiscal year commencing 
on the first Wednesday after the third Tuesday of April A. D. 

, and ending the first Wednesday after the third Tues- 
day in April ——————. 





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Section two. All unexpended balance of any item or items 


46 VILLAGE ORDINANCES 





of any general appropriation made by this ordinance, may be ex- 
pended in making up any insufficiency, in any item or items in 
the general appropriation and for the same general purpose, or 
in a like appropriation made by this ordinance. 

Passed by the President and Board of Trustees of the Vil- 
lage of St. Peter, this the day of _—————,, A. D. 





Approved by the President of the Village of St. Peter this 

———day of ———— A. D.——. 
—_________—_——P resident. 
Village Clerk. 

STATE OF ILLINOIS, 
Fayette County. 

i. , Village Clerk of the Village of St. Peter, do here- 
by certify, that the foregoing ordinance was passed by the Vil- 
lage Trustees of the said Village of St. Peter, by a yea and 
nay vote on the —— day of A. D. —, and that the same 
was duly approved by the President of said Village of St. Peter 
on the day of A. D—, and that the same was duly 
posted by the Village Clerk of said Village, within thirty days 
after the passage thereof, by posting three copies thereof in 
three of the most public places in said Village, there then be- 
ing no newspaper published in said Village. 

WITNESS my hand andthe corporate seal of the Village 
of St. Peter, this day of ——— 19—. 

—_- —- ———- — — — — —Village Clerk of 

(Corporate Seal.) the Village of St. Peter. 


SS. 

















HOW TO LEVY THE VILLAGE TAX. 


Rev. Stat. Chap. 24, Art. 8, Sec. 1, as amended in 1909, says, 
that’ the Corporation Tax, (Village Tax) shall be levied by an 
Ordinance; and provides, that the Village Council, shall on or 
before the third Tuesday in September of each year, ascertain 
the total amount of the appropriations for all corporate purposes 
legally made, and to be collected for the fiscal year, and by an 
Ordinance, specifying in detail the purpose for which such ap- 
propriations are made, and the sums or amount appropriated for 
each purpose, respectively, levy the amount so ascertained, up- 
on all of the taxable property within such Village, as same is 
fixed and equalized by the State Board of Equalization, for the 
current year. 

And that a Certified Copy of such Ordinance, shall be forth- 
with filed with the County Clerk of the County, by the Village 
Clerk. 

And that it shall then be the duty of the County Clerk to 
ascertain the rate per cent., which upon the total valuation of the 


VILLAGE OF ST. PETER. 47 


taxable property in such Village, will provide the amount so 
demanded, and the County Clerk shall then extend such taxes 
on all of the taxable property in the Village. (Which of course 
should not exceed the 1 2-10 per cent. as above noted.) 


Form of the Tax Levy Ordinance, and the Certificate 
of the Village Clerk Thereto. 


Ordinance No.———————-. 


An Ordinance Levying a Tax, to meet the necessary current 
expenses and liabilities of the Village of St. Peter, Illinois, for 
the fiscal year beginning on the first Wednesday after the third 
Tuesday of April A. D. ——-——— ‘ 


Be it ordained by the President and Board of Trustees of 
the Village of St. Peter: 


Section One. That there shall be levied, and there is here- 
by levied, the sum of ——————-—— dollars, upon all of the prop- 
erty subject to taxation within the corporate limits of the Vil- 
lage of St. Peter, as the same is assessed and equalized for 
State and County purposes, for the current year, for the pur- 
pose of raising the several amounts heretofore appropriated for 
the municipal purposes for the fiscal year, beginning on the first 
Wednesday after the third Tuesday of April A. D. — , and 
ending on the first Wednesday after the third Tuesday of April 





A. D. , as follows: 
Salaries for municipal officers, - - - $............ 
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OO ts a a fe vee 2 lee 
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Total appropriated, - - - - $....0...0000% 


Section Two. That the Village Clerk on or before the third 
Tuesday of September of this year, file a certified copy of this 
ordinance with the County Clerk of Fayette County. 

Passed by the Board of Trustees of the Village of St. Peter, 
by yea and nay vote, on the day of — y id 8 

Approved by the President of the Village of St. Peter, this 

day of —— A.D. 

Attest. —_——_—_———_———P resident. 

Village Clerk. 




















. STATE OF ILLINOIS, 
Fayette County, 

I, ——-———————- Village Clerk of the Village of St. Peter, 
do hereby certify, that the above and foregoing is a true copy 
of an ordinance duly passed by the Village Council of the Vil- 
lage of St. Peter, and approved by the President thereof on the 


48 _ VILLAGE ORDINANCES 


day of ————————. A. D. ——-, and duly published as pro- 
vided by law. 
Witness my hand and the seal of the Village of St. Peter, 
this ———— day of ——————,, A. D. A 
(SEAL of Village) —_—_—__—_—_———-Village Clerk. 
( sof StiiPeten..') 


Rev. Stat, chap. 24, Art. 5, Sec. 3, says, that all appropriation 
ordinances shall be published, and that they shall be published 
in a newspaper if one be published in the Village, but that if 
no newspaper be published in the Village, then there shall be 
three copies of the ordinance posted up in three of the most 
public places in the Village and so posted within thirty days 
after the passage of the ordinance, 


Rev. Stat. Chap. 24, Art. 5, Sec. 4, says, All ordinances and 
the date of their publication, may be proved by the certificate 
of the Clerk and the Seal of the Corporation. 


All ordinances should be passed by a yea and nay vote, see 
Rev. Stat. Chap. 24, Art. 38, Sec, 1. 


Now you must remember that two ordinanees are to _ be 
passed, first, The Appropriation Ordinance, (in the 1st quarter 
of the fiscal year) and 2nd, the Tax Levy Ordinance, which 
should be passed, so that it can be certified to the County Clerk 
in September. 








- Now if you will read, and observe this and follow the forms 
herein given you will never have any trouble in. collecting your 
Village Taxes. 


This matter is no part of your general ordinances, these are 
special ordinances, to be passed, and are governed by _ the 
Statutes, 

This appendix is a guide and form for above matters. 


Respectfully submitted, 
ALBERT & MATHENY. 


GENERAL INDEX. 


A 
ANIMALS. 
PAIS SAC TALE 53.3 ks we wb ey eae a aly ats te 
RT TPUOTE RIAL GEL oe FL YIUEE T ch ee is drain S's ME Se ae 
Proceedings on impounding .... .... ..... 
Meme Or IAk ing .Up. «CLG. wei. cee ems as 
Penalty for receiving same :..... ...... 
APPROPRIATION ORDINANCH.... ..5. 25. 


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2) La e396 0 (Ue 


Appropriations all to be by yea and nay vote 


BONDS. 
Bond of Clerk to be filed with Treasurer 
Peoria PTeslitent 4 < isi. \0. tes es 
Note of approval made _ by Pibric. etc 


BOARD OF HEALTH. 
PeeIee ANG WOwersv OL .ckesoe aes «cas 
Meee DULL ING oo oc ah!) aio hatte. 6 6d 


CLERK. 
SUIAMR TGR GREE DTLS Waser diye oscne kw Bloke Ms 0 sb ON 


DTT AS Ort EOL, keys e\iuw is See. sonere ee ofl baa 


Bre DE Ee. o Pate eet COR, 


Bond approved by council ...... ae Ce) ae 
Peni ticws wits Treasurer $98. 2.0 es8 ote. 4h 


Duties of. 


mreend COUNCIL MeCCtINEB...... we... we Me cs 


Keep records, etc ........ Kh: ag 
Prepare licenses, contracts, etc 

Affix seal, etc Dds m3. IE 
Deliver all books, etc., to successor .... 


PTL NOL COGS oer. gs ake ia sia’ » «0° ? 

Deliver to President all Pe i raced for appro- 
VaU si ; GRP ee ee Nw Mb of angie Ric sak 

Pay over moneys, etc ........ eas 

Notify clerks and judges of Disction ee. ao 
PeCOLUmOLGINAICCE. Snob mel Ndehs beak ag. Caais e « 


Notify persons’' elected - oO: “fice ka 
AL VOL Ure penne hha ge sacs SOME eae 
Procure blanks for Village, ete 


PAD err Nan Ceg. oo) 220 eek) etek wr Sete. 


Prepare foll list, etc., for street labor ... 


MOLeLOUDDLOLEL SOL - DORMS www Va tets ol, Ba ees 


ster @ & 0 ove 


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50 VILLAGE ORDINANCES 


To keep all bonds except Clerk’s .... 

To. issue licenses, twhtem.. .. 2° .2e ea ee a ee 
To issue notices of special meetings of council 
Post’ notices of “elections ). ‘Sy auer+. ven ha) 
Give notice to judge and clerks of aineiion 

Notify President of receipt of returns of elactional 


Report financial condition of village .... .... ...... 
Make counter report to. Treasurer ...... ...... 

Publish Treasurer’s financial report ...... iia gene 
Draw and countersign all orders for money, etc. .... 
Draw all. contracts,~etG:m......, sae ioe / SS cneeee 


CONTEST OF ELECTION, (see election) 
CORPORATE LIMUES iver | - ces eee sox Joe jae ace 


CONSTABLE, Village 
Salary. and Jteesrof \cume. o)) seus ee eee 


COSTS, to be taxed ‘to complainant, 27k? yee 

COUNCIL, Village 
Hlection. and. qualification  .....0fg2..25 ee A 
To be judges of election of own members ........ 
To declare: result. of selections. «.)..7% osu lee. 
To-approve DONS «.).. h:caeee. «scm be eee 
Meetings — general — special ...... ...... ...... 
No business at specialvexcept -. 30.) 27.0 oe 
Failure to attend meeting ...... sone aieee tate Oey Saceeene 
Council may revoke dram _ shop fees «sath 2 eee 
Committees — kind — how appointed ...... ...... 
Duties of various committees ...... ‘ 
Report of committees not to be achat, upon nis ale 
Rules and, order .of business i. .#e7)ieeer ween ae 
How to nase’ ordingncece ... i eee 
Must pass general appropriation ordinance .... 


Every trustee, must. vote......4..... ols nia ba eee 
AES, Olin estes ok 6 > Ee uke Pe Lee ee 
D 
DOGS. 
Ferocious .dog:— vbitch in. . ...oneaies) Meni ce 
Muzzles dogs.s, .'< bse. ss Sepia. o clehale ln, IRve eee 
DRAM SHOPS, (see licenses and penalties) 
Ss 
ELECTIONS. 
General election — holding of — notice of ...... 
Special election — notice of ...... . pr Bee Pleats ee ae 
Judges and clerks of election — oath of — how ap- 
pointed — Clerk to notify ...... ...... 


Pees of .jJudges). (and * clerics. ..~.. a ee 


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17 


VILLAGE OF ST. PETER. 


Vacancy in election board — how filled ...... 


Polis .— opening and closing of, .......)....... 
How, election .to be .conductedy. ios... No wck tee 
Order at polls — 100 foot limit, etc. ...... 
Returns of election ...... adel shea 
wouncil toy be called: to can Vass) i, des bis a. 
Pouce towadeciare, Tesultsofien.ei A pecn isos 
Officers elected to be notified by the Clerk 
Officers elected to qualify in ten days ...... 
Contest of election — who may file 

Council to try contest, ete. .... 


Mode of trial of contest ........ Rt ee [> oe is Ea ee 


FEES. 
Sere ULOTS. >. yes. leer hos Be)... Sees 
Of police aoe Cae ete as tes es 5 BEME Le ore 
NR EOE Balt at ey shan. Me Lee vss. 45 Do thee 6 


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Of -village constable ........ ee MT eee One 


Of taking up and impounding animals 
FINES, (see penalties) 


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LABOR ON STREETS, ETC. 
POMS DIGCLs LOU DOll “tax Joe... edie. 
Brae COMME: TOT YG «ae «5018's Wee Lk 
Notice to labor — form of ...... ...... 
Memon warm Out tapoTers las...) ese. 
Penalty for not working .... ... +: i epee 
Suits to be brought for failure to work eee 


LICENSES. 
Hawkers and peddlers ...... ARR TE EARS oot 
PO CCCI Me cro os a/aleida a eh ivaie « «id vie tetiie § ieee 
OITCUSES os... OTS «fics Pa 6k 3 Rey ee 
PEPER ARS ioe cP le al x: on igh od 
Setar ee LIMISEUL Ate. Weal dels Ou oo: cal tayieias et hy Mt albiede 


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All licenses to be cod. by Preaident and Clerk .. 


MrMiLinvetiol Ore LIGCNSe. .c%Geh ©. ke ccld. «ste ws) oe 


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POMEL Te T OIG. | sek) 410s a eee oe acetece Pi Gees aan 


Mave Ue Tevoked: DY Presid@hL. ...4<.  aesnes ws 
LICENSING DRAM SHOPS. 

DUE Reh SG cael. actin ME a 1 ach ba Sie eae 

How dram shop license obtained ...... 

Pounver, OL dranwusnops. limited) wines) 02 iiss 

PSCICUT OFIILI TOU bs; J tete os te's otealtd RR ee Fee WL 

hicenserfee (3700.00.50 Pai ee oh ees 2S. ab 


AliSiicenses to ;expire “wheny = « «docs coe. cies 


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52 VILLAGE ORDINANCES 





License fee to be paid in advance .... .... ....«. 24 
Form of License) oii... - SR Se ee 24 
License to be kept posted ...... ...... wees. BA icf 25 
License may be revoked ...... ...... 2440 sb ce ate 25 
Minors: not allowed .injdramshops.., i). /aee see See 25 
What. sales .of liquor prohibited 7s <)\ sive oe 25 
Certain loafing then prohibited .... .... ...... wee 25 
Musie prohibited in ...... ene a ont ree 25 
Open:and «close: when) eu...) PN ea ure. | 26 
Dram shop defined ...... 5 ad So NG ES ee 5 aie 26 
Shall be closed on Blection Day oie ek By ee Pa 26 
Oo 
OFFICERS. 
KLeGtive “ich. ee be Be ee is hs i eee der ie 2 
ADDOUENVO” AGiareee so cecten oe + Va ot i's fete aot Dies 3 eet age 
Eligibility oedee esis) SASS Bee aa ere Aree ec F 2 
Oath and bond of). eee ee 4.) Seer ie oo EST 
Oaths «filed; whens... pepe. ce. : wf tae ee 2 
Bonds — how approved and here filea it PEERY 2 
Must’ ‘qualify. -in...ten tdayeae.. /s° oikaee cava Udy cane 19 
Vacancies, when. filled byselection 4:2) 2.7.4.5 8 eee 3 
Vacancies, when filled by appointment .... .... .. 3, 18 
Removal of appointive officers .2s7 dyn ele 4 
Notice of election or appointment .... ...... wees LED ae 
Must -pay over money monthly i, cfa....eeee eee 29 
ORDINANCES. 

How passed. i240. deus eee o's. oub  epae eae an ea ene 9 
Approved or vetoed by President a 5.3) genset oen Eee signee 4 
May /bé) carried (over tvete.. .. <2). a den ee 4 
To .be,published® by. :Glerk: .... (2.22%, dite oe eee ore ba! 
Appropriation must be by ordinance .... .... .... 16 
Providing for revision ...... , , Sata’ beh eae 42 
Orders to pay money — to be aaa vgs Clerk and 


signed by President and Clerk .... .... .... 12, 14 


PENALTIES AND FINES. 


Assault) and? ‘battery. -acsm. doe hincapiee ane 32 
Disturbing ‘peace «iis. se wake ss Sie fave) peaches GRD a aces ore 32 
Carrying: concealed weapons ..../2e tee eee oe, ob 
Drunkenness) jo2.3) 2.5 0. see wa sd pub: Richa ROPMLE Se ise eee 32 
Indecency . aia ae ss oh Be Kad A! shetiiake DR a ig A a 33 
Indecent Exhibitions »s ee 0 a Er ee ee ta 33 
Disturbing. schools, ete, ia. : adel sel ee ee 33 
Keeping house of ill fame ...... Skt RRP: Terrie 33 


Defacing nroperty: 33. se.uees- a woetey. Mapas, he eras 33 


VILLAGE OF ST. PETER. 53 
RE PRIRU CRE TREN crew Mi Uta) wae ee Oa Sa UT NS 33 
EMPL C UNA IATITA LSS coe iis ahs ik MMR 5c UTE SR UNS tL eh eet ae & 33 
Men nine -LA8C trains: i... 15° ome»: peictee le Ate Sad kd ates 33 
SEMIS SOREN OL Che, dace ati, cme» > eles ke ae an ieeitias « 34, 37 
Obscene writings, etc. ...... ...... 2 ail EA gar ge 34 
MCP TSN RE UME A LS VUES UN aie 6) cat julio) + lara ossouelit hw pay oa ole whl sb Saunt 34 
Team unfastened, etc. ...... Oe ca eee GN PELE cy eeess 34, 36 
Obstructing streets, ete. ...... 34 
Injuring sidewalks, etc. ...... RE tke Ni bee bene area 34 
PPCM Poe. Bd? “ATTESE in otras 0 ere Wala ele 's wales 35 
maine ence pe ‘OL  DrisOnere. tae.) S14 GeN s a th fa), ce eh ao 
False alarm of fire ...... ENS Fae RR) ene 39 
Sunday disturbances ........ She vo | aMeRRIe Wena er ald atts 35 
Falsely assuming to be an officer »: Cale SAGA aoe 35 
RTGOLY OL OLITClAL) CULY® Lk es ht. Sea a Me leta wae 35 
ae SERNA) Ole, Sayin 5 settle’ oa o' Kat ore ule Wid adele wiane a 36 
Unlawful assembly ....... ey n'y 5 GORY oP Lk allt la tae 36 
Aiding unlawful acts ...... BG's 2" Sek ERE Ses a 36 
SME ee UC a eel it A oe OM eA 2 3 
Injuring trees, etc. ...... 2 hee COr chee er aes RM RE aD 36 
Filthy objects near walks ...... ee ek os as a ees ne 
Pree tO “ANNOYANCE OF OLRETS) . 5 ck oes kn he cee 3t 
Challenging to fight ...... ed A One ee 37 
Allowing minors in aramah ads Son ia Wale o> itty oes data ae 25 
aeitie GtrOre 20 “INnOl, GEC) a >.< «peli vanes a eenere au 
TOMTOM TOUT BALOOTIG iat ume 65): (eeeee neh ite ole y (oom ee 25 
Music in saloon ..... Sra Mik RULMMERS.. Gens PeNhaMA bape! ae» Wha ee nches 25 
Keeping saloon open, etc. ...... sascha Aphta wees tea ees 26 
Seine tqnor without Hcense | ... sn.) vs swine 22 
Pe) KOODING CONSE. DOSled isct. cain). om pfeie als gees es 25 
Peddling without license ...... a ke | taal Via a Oras 21 
Allowing gates to open outward .... ...... sseeee 39 
Not keeping cellar doors closed 39 
Peewee mruvoiei.: CC.) OU -SUTGGL si. os ciew eel havin v.56 39 
NEMNES GSLs SCLC mera te yd SCR k's rece ae Cpe ote oe ek 39 
Not muzzling dog ...... Ae) alae ty Crate ar humo ettie re "seats 40 
Letting animals run at wie SENG GUGM ae Me MEP OMS eaters 40 
Releasing animals from pound .... ...... “41 
Pecavine trom quarantine: 42.2 6..) Ageia 42 
NOE OL RID SGM DOIL LAX Gy 4 otets tae. o.8 an 15 
Disorderly conduct at elections .... ...... 19 
Electioneering in 100 feet of polls .... .... ...... 20 
TIT POMMtOL HTOLUTUINE VOLEBIELC. bese es ce vol sig dste ite 19 
Police magistrate failing to report fines ...... ...... 14 
DIANA LU ISANCES, «OCC gs nda a0! s ecale”, ue ebatenes 38 


54 VILLAGE ORDINANCES 


PRESIDENT OF VILLAGE: 


Bligibility. and.’term. of: oifice ©... .. 04... @iseee eee ee 2, 0, 9 
Dutles |i eos ala eek aie so) Gaetrrans LE, ky Oe 3 
._Preside over council, enforce laws, etc. .... ...... m4 
Vote in” case ,or Tigh tau. Gecaml tase) eee 3 
Approve or. ‘veto ordinances: —. ..<c. trees se ee MES - 4 
Vacancy in office of President — how filled ...... 3 
President: pro ‘tem ‘chosen  ...2:) -. 25.02) < Gece eee 4,8 
President to: give ponGan.. ..° 7.7: ans | eee ee 4 
Appoint. police —..0 4 ia... pees eee 4,3 
Appoint, -street commissioner ...ss.8%4>tas)) o> eee 4 
Enquire into complaints .... ...... Pu te 2 Sakbcies space 4 
May remoyve.certain officers” ....9.0. ..c) ok eee 4 
Sign commissions, licenses and orders .... ........ 5, 21 
secure attorney in n¢@Qive .ou hae Galak 5 
BAlAry / Of Gs. ets > sane eles iw ce eeetes eee ae 5 
Appoint committees. .dieea-|. sue eee . 5 ie ieee 6 
Call council to canvass votes) .325 ce jose Ig 
May revoke: licenses, Jape... .o5. oe Seen yt epetale « See 22 
May. release ‘prisoners s22-... . sweep sli 2 eee 31 
Fill ‘certain. Vacanciesin office: |)... 2.).ae eee 3 
POLICE DEPARTMENT. 
Duties “ofes. of Wess PS, Oo ae SPLITS eee 12 
Salary “of° 252. 32500 (sce: ae eee a SO SE 13, 17 
Keep order’ at polls sea. are +. OR ee 19 
Attend council ‘meetings/etc. -.2057 ; Vat ee eee 8 
Serve notices for council and clerk .... «.2.) ...40. 6 
Furnish’ list of ‘witnesses;) etc.: ). oe Sa eee eee 28 
Enforce dramshop ordinances, etc. .... .... ....... 26, 22 
May be removed, when ....°...... Bees. gt aay 26 
Make report of all executions, ete. ...... i. OS ae 29 
Street commissioner ex-officio police .... .... ...... 15 
POLICE MAGISTRATE. 
Hlection:— term of office;, etary 2 2. Sele sn ace ee 41 
Fees Of ....; ap Mes 3 ees ib ss aus op. oe iy 
May adjudge fines worked out ...... ...... 5 ts 30 
Report all moneys collected, etc. .... ..:.: s... «es 29, 138 
Penalty: for failure» to (renort (2 ee eee eee ae 13, 29 
POLL TAX, (see labor) 
Able« bodied -men.«to work). ..2.. a+. 8s. Sass Wa eee 42 
Max “cOMMULG.%.), 45 4. oes SR 2 Se See eee yee 42 
PRISON ‘OR CALABOOSE 28a. eo ec ee ae ere 32 
S 
SALARIES. 


TRTUBLESS Wk ies Bela PET eA SOS BO oars? “ee ae a 6 


VILLAGE OF ST. PETER. 55 


(ER SWOT" 2, Se ened ean Sy Re ee ee ee Pea os ates 13, 17 
RCS DCEO UAE MIN, oot hel) aaa) oth ic CARINE avec in ve an Odd EBS CT tes latete a.'e 17 
Judges and clerks of CLECUIIONME ci ade laste cake Fale EZ 
BeriICG) MAPFISULALG OF. ).u ccs oMIRbs > cove 0's eh ea adn y te ee ae et iW; 
EPRMBCR LEE OES Gr W's |! at ee gtd aves) ale Pe eee ee ere sy Coats 14,17 
RMN FDS DP et ga! 5 dhicin a> Aon oP asd i a, tee AME Sk BAS dn eh ote mi! 
Smee CIITA MION OL ts ase) Sees ee dis scan ke a bitere que 17 
SIDEWALKS. 
TN Te Cla ual ORE 2 Nn ER 1 RR hele DME Weldie <mkaha % 39 
In front of business property ...... sty Kip inein MF i ag 
BREE TVWONL Ss ise as hgh hy. 3 860 SOI, Aol cat Be ee yatraics sahecte! giles 39 
Prem eeALes ss LO OPC ei Ward® 226 oo. 6 oe ade wile’ 39 
Beare UOOrs, . CLC.) oo. sss 4) SR ated 7 ats cera 39 
eT Ne CPTI ERD UG oct ELS so ayn ee sales) sdedagerele es 39 
SEAL. 
Pastuy ang use Of)... iach... cy Metaeteleen at se ane eta oe 1 


STREET COMMISSIONER. 


Appointment of and term of office .... ...... sheave 14 
Parties e Or == DONG and Salary of feces a fees 17 
Poon siteris repaired). 30.5)... 6.0 s56e . os HENAN Sey 15 
Peet Inei Liv wWOrk DOL TAK: 5 eee s ss) swale ed Bes ihe 
Porm Of notice :to- work ..803. «22.3. sud saath 3 aperemeeeers 15 
mele 04 GO TOU WOLK, WiGLG. Suledy Jas sab. aoe ete ape ae 16 
ATOMS LOL tes COON ELC. ia wes. xix ov Ph ceewiee 16 
Keep book showing sums spent on Beeaies StCx 16 
Ex-officio police .... . SE Sa a at og che a eee B AS 
Report prisoners at es on streets Dies “the a Chor 30 
SUITS. 
BOaVerTy PUPIL T Ease cute cate ab et trae ie. < Sodas » lle fee 26 
Pocurities, .penaities.. ete. 2.34%. 208 oaks pe SO ah ey 26 
ReBUTIINGOT Ga tig a tee, sae 6 ait la: ated sme bce sola: wicca 27 
Te mMC LT ILC rel oh oles are ae ) wth ee aera AP) 27 
No suit dismissed for intovimality ‘Sg GRR EAE aa 27 
SRI I GUS Vile y). DA CMAUG IR, 6 Feed vis bletac ewe aie w ahake 27 
Continuance for cause ...... Ar eae’ Mike Le Stare ofS he 28 
Bond taken of persons ar peetod Deel ee mn atelaiee a) sper od 28 
eer CEe RuCl) DOTIOS. |, cite ie a cate pictaas Caral ee & ofan aetate 28 
HOPMSOR MeN OLUeCred.s .GLO.aae: 664 Wid dey co eals Vaatge wos ne 28 
Sosts inay be taxed) to complainant’... 6... lee el ae 29 
Prisoners to work on streets .... ...... ee phy i Bee 30 
Prisoners may be released by President .... ...... 31 
See OCB EY DITO VCO creas a yen ata al sO 55 tae we, rs, 0 gh 31 


MGS OCULIAL sick on pe > « ne irc nA) ene tees S ae 


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56 VILLAGE ORDINANCES 
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TREASURER, Village 
Oath and DONG)... ey a cic «ole bus OR 
Receive money — keeps books, etc. 
Give receipts for all money ...... Pere ee 
Make. full .repOrts: co. sk a's oP ys we isla ein en 
Pay orders drawn. in form): ..¥% ‘..\.< s:«.5 ee 
Keep .special._tax separate, etc. ...: .2..) su eee 
SAAT OPK a He aie nce SERIO, oer Pere es ot, 
V 
VOTE. 
President ‘may vote when... .: 2...) W.).> 5 se 
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